11/09/2012 Newsround

Hello. You're watching Newsround with Ore and Nel. Well, he finally

did it. Didn't he? And Andy Murray has won the title. He has won his

first Grand Slam. It was really good because we obviously want him

to win, and he's going to win a lot more Grand Slams.

So we thought this summer of sport couldn't get any better, but it has.

Andy Murray is the new US Open champion, Britain's first male

Grand Slam winner for 76 years. The boy from Dunblane was up

against defending champion Novak Djokovic in New York. And after

nearly five hours on court, it was Murray who took the trophy.

He adds the US Open title to the Olympic title he won in London,

finishing off a golden month for Murray.

A moment worth its weight in gold. Oh, my goodness. He's gone and done

it, and he's done it the hard way. A 76-year wait since Great

Britain's last Grand Slam winner, this capped off a great British

summer. This incredible sporting summer of 2012 has just got even

better. And Murray couldn't have got off to a better start against

Novak Djokovic. After winning a nervous first set, Murray took a

two-set lead. Murray has broken. We're now in unchartered waters.

The British number one is leading a Grand Slam final by two sets to

love. The defending champion, though, was not giving up without a

fight. And Novak Djokovic levels from two sets down. Novak Djokovic

mounted an incredible comeback to go level at two sets all.

defending champion, he's asking big questions tonight of the British

player. But Andy Murray dug deep and after a four-hour, 54-minute

mare aen this, it was this Scot who at the fifth time of asking finally

won a Grand Slam final. Forehand return from Djokovic. It's out, and

Andy Murray has won the title. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2012 US

Open men's champion, Andy Murray. APPLAUSE

What a night. Amazing stuff.

Just to sum up how amazing an achievement this is, this is the

last British man to win any of tennis's four major tournaments.

It's Fred Perry, taken in 1936 - 76 years ago.

So we should think ourselves lucky - you, your parents, your

grandparents and even some of your great grandparents will have never

seen a British Grand Slam winner. Let's hear what Murray made of

reaching his life-long dream. means the world to me. It's what I

have been working towards for, you know, definitely the last sort of

ten years of my life. I always wanted to try to win a Grand Slam.

Now, these were the scenes in Andy's home town Dunblane. The

celebrations went on through the night. Too right.

These kids were at a local tennis club near where Murray grew up.

Pretty cool. I can't believe he won his first Grand Slam already.

amazing. He tried to work his hardest to get to the point he is.

It's really good because we obviously want him to win, and he's

going to win a lot more Grand Slams than he won. Is he?

And there've been loads of messages of support coming in for our Andy

today. Including from the Prime Minister,

who's obviously been sucked in by Murray Mania, David Cameron wrote

on Twitter, "Delighted Andy Murray is continuing a golden summer of

sport by winning the US Open, a And Andy's older brother Jamie,

also a professional tennis player, said "What a historic night!

Tonight Andy achieved his dream. He got the result his talent,

dedication and perseverance deserved. So proud of him."

Earlier this afternoon, Andy Murray was busy showing off his shiny new

trophy. Let's have a look at him in a park in New York just over an

hour ago. The question is what's turned him into the champion we all

hoped he could be? And what does it mean for him now he's done it? We

put those questions to the BBC's Andy Swiss who was watching the

match. First of all, he has a new coach, a man called Yvonne Lendl,

who was a successful player in the '90s. He's made Andy Murray a lot

more tough and aggressive on court. Secondly, there was his victory at

the Olympics earlier this summer. That was important because it

showed to Andy Murray he could win on the really big stages, and it's

given him that confidence to go on and win that first Grand Slam title.

What this means is a huge sense of relief for Andy Murray because had

he lost again, it would be very painful and difficult for him to

come back. Also, it means now there are big expectation of him. Can he

challenge the domination of the top But for now, Andy Murray, you

suspect, won't be worrying about that. He'll be trying to soak up

what has been a brilliant achievement by him.

I think we can officially say it now - that really does round off an

unforgettable summer of sport. It really does, doesn't it? So many

great British sporting heroes have emerged over the last few months.

But who was the greatest? Well, the unofficial Newsround Top Five Stars

A double gold medallist at this stage is quite incredible. She's

got a long career ahead of her, hasn't she?

A little bit of history as Sarah Storey equals the modern British

Paralympic record with her 11th Mo Farah is going to make it two

gold medals for Great Britain - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

It's a golden triumph for Andy Bradley Wiggins, the winner of the

Tour de France, and it's looking like it's going to be gold today.

This gold medal is his seventh medal won in Olympic competition.

So great to see Great Britain on top of the world on so many

occasions. Controversially, no room on our

list for Jessica Ennis or Greg Rutherford, who of course, along

with Mo Farah, gave GB those golden moments in the Olympic stadium.

But despite their success, the Head Coach at UK Athletics, Charles Van

Commenee, has announced he's leaving his job. He'd set Team GB a

target of at least eight medals in London, including at least one gold.

Instead, the team "only" got six, even though four of them were gold.

We find out who'll replace him later in the week.

There is SOME non-sporting news today. And the Duke and Duchess of

Cambridge have been shown an orchid named after Prince William's Mum on

a trip to Singapore. They saw the flower named after Princess Diana

when they visited the singapore botanical gardens.

Will's and Kate's trip is part of a nine-day tour of South East Asia

and the South Pacific to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Now to something a bit more out of this world. Scientists say there

could be many more planets out there with life on them than they

previously thought. Right. Researchers say new tests have

helped them spot planets in far- away solar systems that have the

right kind of water levels and conditions to support living beings.

Finally, this little guy certainly has the ahhh factor. Check him out.

Ahh! There's been loads of mystery

surrounding this baby panda at San Diego Zoo in the States. It was

born five weeks ago, but since then, no-one's been able to examine it

closely enough to see if it's a boy or a girl. We can finally reveal...

It's a boy. HE won't be named until he's 100 days old though, as part

of ancient Chinese tradition. So that is all we've got time for.