Wimbledon Men's Final 2012 Andy Murray's bid to win Wimbledon was ended by Roger Federer as the Swiss claimed a record equalling seventh Wimbledon triumph and 17th Grand Slam title. Murray, 25, was aiming to become the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to lift a major singles trophy. But 30-year-old Federer won 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court to match the mark set by Pete Sampras and reclaim the world number one ranking. A tearful Murray has now lost all four of his Grand Slam finals. He was the first Briton to contest the Wimbledon men's singles final since Bunny Austin in 1938, but fell just short of the ultimate goal. Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, but it's not the people watching, they make it incredible," said a tearful Murray in the wake of his defeat. "There are mixed emotions. Most of them are negative. The reaction from the crowd was great. I felt like I was playing for the nation and I couldn't quite do it." Federer fully deserved his victory, which not only sees him level Sampras on seven Wimbledon titles, but also secures him a record 286th week as world number one. He is the second oldest man to occupy top spot and goes away with a cheque for �1.15m and will head to the Olympics, also being staged at Wimbledon, as clear favourite. Murray collects the �575,000 runner up prize. |
