Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win first care

Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic to win first career Grand Slam
Open final Monday.
It had been 76 years since a British man won a Grand Slam singles championship and, at least as far as Murray was concerned,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it was well worth the wait.
Ending a nation's long drought, and snapping his own four-final skid in majors,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Murray finally pulled through with everything at stake on a Grand Slam stage,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], shrugging off defending champion Djokovic's comeback bid to win 7-6 (10),[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 7-5,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 2-6, 3-6, 6-2.
"Novak is so, so strong. He fights until the end in every single match," Murray said. "I don't know how I managed to come through in the end."
Yes, Murray already showed he could come up big by winning the gold medal in front of a home crowd at the London Olympics last month. But this was different. Championships, as the event was known back then.
Murray vs. Open final. The first-set tiebreaker's 22 points set a tournament mark. They repeatedly produced fantastic, tales-in-themselves points, lasting 10, 20, 30, even 55 - yes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 55! - strokes, counting the serve. The crowd gave a standing ovation to salute one majestic,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], 30-stroke point in the fourth set that ended with Murray's forehand winner as Djokovic fell to the court, slamming on his left side.
By the end,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Djokovic - who had won eight consecutive five-set matches, including in the semifinals (against Murray) and final (against Rafael Nadal) at the Australian Open in January - was the one looking fragile, trying to catch breathers and doing deep knee bends at the baseline to stretch his aching groin muscles. After getting broken to trail 5-2 in the fifth,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Djokovic had his legs massaged by a trainer.
"I really tried my best,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," Djokovic said.
When Djokovic sent a forehand return long on the final point,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Murray crouched and covered his mouth with both hands, as though even he could not believe this moment had actually arrived. The 25-year-old Scot removed his sneakers, grimacing with each step as he gingerly stepped across the court. Djokovic came around to offer congratulations and a warm embrace, while "Chariots of Fire" blared over the Arthur Ashe Stadium loudspeakers.
Murray was one of only two men in the professional era, which began in 1968, to have lost his first four Grand Slam finals. The other? Ivan Lendl,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who just so happens to be Murray's coach nowadays.
The lack of a title for Murray,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and for his country,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], has been the subject of much conversation and consternation in the United Kingdom,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], where the first of what would become tennis' top titles was awarded at Wimbledon in 1877.
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