Andy Murray wins second Wimbledon title

Andy Murray lifts the trophy. Credit: PA
  • Video report by ITV News Sports Correspondent Ian Payne

Andy Murray broke down in tears of joy after becoming Wimbledon champion for a second time.

The Scot brilliantly beat Milos Raonic 6-4 7-6 (7/3) 7-6 (7/2) in the men's singles final on Sunday.

His exceptional defence repelled the powerful game of Canadian Raonic, who found the going too tough in his first grand slam final.

Murray gave an all-court masterclass, clinching his third grand slam title in his 11th final.

The 29-year-old's success came in his first final with Ivan Lendl since his 2013 Wimbledon success and maintained the dominance of tennis' big four.

At the moment of victory, Murray dropped his racket to the grass before leaping in the air in celebration of another piece of British sporting history.

Once back in his seat, the emotion of the occasion took a grip of Murray.

"I'll make sure I enjoy this one for sure," Murray said after being presented with the trophy.

He was congratulated by figures from across sport and beyond.

David Cameron led the congratulations while the Scot was also hailed a champion by Nicola Sturgeon.

For the third time in his career, Murray walked out to a wall of Centre Court noise on finals day. For his opponent, this was all new.

In this era where longevity among the top players is the norm, Raonic still counts as the new generation at 25 years old, and he has never been afraid of stating his belief that he could challenge for the sport's greatest honours.

With the help of John McEnroe, hired to help him during the grass-court season, Raonic has come out of his shell and his five-set win over Roger Federer in the semi-finals felt like a watershed moment.

The key question was how he would handle the occasion and Murray kept him waiting as he prepared to serve first, but there were no signs of nerves as Raonic hit 139 miles per hour with his big weapon.

Murray's wife Kim and mother Judy were cheering him on during the match Credit: PA

The problem for the sixth seed was that his strength played to Murray's, and the Scot was dialled in straight away on the return. That earned him a break point in the third game but Raonic fought off the danger.

Raonic won the first set against Murray this year in both the Australian Open semi-finals and Queen's Club final but could not get across the line in either.

It was crucial for his chances that he did the same here but he found himself under huge pressure again in the seventh game and Murray capitalised. Raonic was tentative on his approach shot and netted a forehand volley.

The Canadian's net play has been a revelation this tournament but Murray has so much more in his arsenal and there were no real alarms as he clinched the opening set with a simple volley after 40 minutes.