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Andy Murray is champion of Wimbledon 2016, after defeating Milos Raonic in straight sets on Sunday night (AEST).
It’s the final none of us really expected to see – with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka all knocked out during the tournament before Murray had a chance to face them, he was given a golden opportunity to win his third grand slam and didn’t disappoint.
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He’s now taken two titles at Wimbledon and it’s worth remembering that before he won his first in 2013, Great Britain had endured a 77-year drought at the tournament since their last male winner, Fred Perry, in 1936.
Of course, the amusing side note to this all is that we may yet see the drought revived, should Brexit lead to Scottish independence.
But, no need to ruin good sport with politics. While Murray is hardly the favourite player of many, and his play style not the most exciting, credit must go to him for taking his opportunities here and getting the job done.
He was quite strongly challenged by Raonic who, while he didn’t manage to win a set, did push the second and third sets to tiebreakers, with Murray proving too strong in both.
Would Murray have beaten Djokovic, Federer or Wawrinka, had he come up against them in the final? We’ll never know, but he has the cup in his hands and at the end of the day that’s what counts.
The day also saw Australian Alex De Minaur play in the boys’ final, but despite winning the first set 6-4, he was blown away in the second and third by eventual winner Denis Shapovalov of Canada. Regardless, it’s a name worth remembering for the years to come.
Wimbledon 2016 champions
Men’s singles – Andy Murray
Women’s singles – Serena Williams
Men’s doubles – Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut
Women’s doubles – Serena Williams and Venus Williams
Mixed doubles – Henri Kontinen and Heather Watson
Boys’ singles – Denis Shapovalov
Girls’ singles – Anastasia Potapova
Boys’ doubles – Kenneth Raisma and Stefanos Tsitsipas
Girls’ doubles – Usue Maitane Arconada and Claire Liu
Gentlemen’s invitation doubles – Greg Rusedski and Fabrice Santoro
Ladies’ invitation doubles – Martina Navratilova and Selima Sfar
Senior gentlemen’s invitation doubles – Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde
Wheelchair men’s singles – Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women’s singles – Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair men’s doubles – Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women’s doubles – Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley
This will, of course, be the last Wimbledon wrap for now – thanks to all for reading!