Sporting moments: Andy Murray wins Wimbledon

This new series of articles will look back at some great sporting moments

First up, it's a famous tennis match involving Sir Andy Murray.

Author - Sophie T 

By the time the 2013 Wimbledon Tennis Championship had come around, Britain had waited 77 years for a men's champion at the iconic tournament. Murray had been improving every year by this point and had reached the final the previous year. He had also picked up Olympic Gold and won the US Open.

After a gruelling afternoon in searing temperatures, Murray had finally followed in the footsteps of Fred Perry and was victorious at Wimbledon. He was willed on by most of the 15,000 fans on Centre Court, thousands watching on the nearby screen and millions more around the UK.

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This video from the official Wimbledon YouTube account shows all the moments from this iconic match. 

Reaction at the time

One fan commented on the BBC match report and said: "Well done Murray, really deserve it! So pleased for him and what a gracious person Novak is in his speech at the end, classy. We are so lucky to be seeing these sportsmen in this golden age of tennis."

Another posted on the YouTube video of the match: "That last game was from a different planet. Both players hit an incredible level. Great memories. Novak a class act at the end, big respect to him. He knows how to lose, and that is always the sign of a truly great champion."

This is how the fans responded outside Centre Court.

The impact of the match

Liam Chadwick said: "To me, it is the greatest sporting moment I have ever witnessed, one I will never forget. He deserves to be ranked alongside any other British sportsman or sportswoman of all time. As a standalone achievement, I can’t think of anything else that would surpass it. It was monumental."

Amy W added: "It was a legendary sporting and cultural moment that nobody will ever forget. I'm not even a huge watcher of Tennis but I wastch Wimbledon every year. In the immediate aftermath of the match, I sensed that a lot more people would get into the sport. I feel this happened but the sport still has something of an image in some areas of the country."