Andy Murray

Britain's own Wimbledon winner

Many in the tennis world believed this day would never come. Andy Murray was too inconsistent, too brash and too surly to win Wimbledon--especially given the grip on the tournament held by Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, who together took the previous 10 titles. And yet on July 7, Murray came through, defeating top-ranked Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the men's singles final at the All-England Club. Murray became the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936--a 77-year drought. (British-born Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon women's singles title in 1977.)

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