Andy Murray said winning Wimbledon to end Britain's 77-year wait for a men's champion was the "pinnacle of tennis".


The 26-year-old Scot converted his fourth championship point to beat top seed Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-5 6-4 in what Murray described as a brutal match.


"Winning Wimbledon, I can't get my head around that. I still can't believe it's happened, this one will take a while to sink in," said the British number one.


"I think that last game will be the toughest I'll play in my career."




  • Wimbledon is Murray's second Grand Slam title after he won the 2012 US Open

  • It is the 36th time a British man has won the Wimbledon singles title - more than any other nation

  • Fred Perry was the last British man to win Wimbledon, completing a hat-trick of wins in 1936

  • Harold Mahony was the other Scotsman to win the Wimbledon singles title in 1896

  • Murray is the most successful British man in terms of Grand Slam match wins with 113, ahead of Fred Perry on 106

  • Fred Perry won eight Grand Slam titles - three Wimbledons, three French Opens, one US Open and one Australian Open

  • Murray has reached seven Grand Slam finals, behind Fred Perry on 10



Murray squandered three match points from 40-0 and saw off three Djokovic break points before the world number one netted a backhand to end a gruelling contest lasting three hours and 10 minutes.


"Winning Wimbledon is the pinnacle of tennis, the last game almost increased that feeling," added Murray, who is also the Olympic and US Open champion.


"That last game pretty much took everything out of me. I worked so hard in that last game, they will be the hardest few points I had to play in my life. Some of the shots he came up with was unbelievable.


"I didn't know what was going on [during that last game]. There were a lot of different emotions at that time.


"I think that last game will be the toughest game I'll play in my career ever."


Murray, Scotland's first Wimbledon singles champion since Harold Mahony in 1896, thanked his coach Ivan Lendl for believing in him.


"He stuck by me through some tough losses and he's been very patient with me, I'm just happy for him," he said.


"He's always been very honest with me and told me exactly what he thought and in tennis that's not easy to do in a player coach relationship.


"He's got my mentality slightly different going into matches."



Andy Murray


Highlights - Murray wins Wimbledon title