Andy Murray broke down in tears in a rare show of emotion after losing
out on his historic Wimbledon title bid.
The Scot - the first Briton to make it to the men's singles finalin 74
years - was hoping to become the first male champion since Fred Perry
in 1936.
But he was beaten in an electric final by Roger Federer, who wonthe
match 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 - equalling Pete Sampras's record of seven
Wimbledon titles. The Swiss player now has a total of 17 grand slams,
and has restored his world number one ranking.
Murray, 25, wiped away tears as he thanked his family and the crowd,
who roared to deafeningapplause throughout the match.
Girlfriend Kim Sears and mother Judy Murray were also reduced to tears
by his unusual show of public emotion. "I'm going to trythis and it's
not going to be easy," he said, to roars from the 15,000-strong
crowd."
He congratulated 30-year-old Federer, then went on to thank"Team
Murray" - which includes his mother, girlfriend, father Will and coach
Ivan Lendl.
He said: "I'm going to try and not look at them because I'll probably
start crying again but everyone who is in that corner over there, who
has supported me...we did a great job, so thankyou.
"And last of all to you guys. Everybody always talks about thepressure
of playing at Wimbledon, how difficult it is. It's not the people
watching, they make it so much easier to play. The support has been
incredible."
Murray was watched by a galaxyof stars in the Royal Box, including the
Duchess of Cambridge and sister Pippa Middleton, David and Victoria
Beckham, and Prime Minister David Cameron.
Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg,London
Mayor Boris Johnson, and a host of former tennis starsalso cheered on
the Scot. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his wife Wendi Deng were also
among the crowd UK
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