Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic - 2013 Wimbledon Classics

This is the Wimbledon trophy that every male player wants to win,

and a year ago, on Men's Finals day, here on Centre Court,

this was the place that everyone wanted to be.

The Men's Singles Final

of Wimbledon 2013

had British tennis fans daring to dream once more - Andy Murray faced

world number one Novak Djokovic, hoping to end a 77-year wait

for a Men's Singles Champion from these isles.

12 months before, Murray had lost the Wimbledon final to

Roger Federer, only to return to Centre Court a few weeks

later to beat the Swiss and claim Olympic gold.

A first Grand Slam title followed at the US Open,

so expectation was high that this would finally

be Murray's moment.

Pressure? What pressure?!

Novak Djokovic to serve. Ready.

Play.

Commentary comes from Boris Becker,

Tim Henman and Andrew Castle.

First service.

Fault!

Out!

20-shot rally to open up.

Doesn't look like they're struggling to find their feet.

Watching Novak Djokovic move in the first few minutes after that

marathon semifinal against Juan Martin del Potro.

Out!

Love-30.

We've seen Djokovic miss on the backhand side way too many times.

Again, the point for match.

Out!

Love-40.

We talked about opportunities, here's three in the first game.

Out!

15-40.

CROWD MURMURS

CROWD OOHS

30-40.

Murray is trying to adjust his shoe.

Out!

He's still not happy with it.

Deuce.

-CROWD MEMBER:

-I love you, Andy!

LAUGHTER

-CROWD MEMBER:

-We all love you!

Fault!

CROWD OOHS

Advantage - Djokovic.

Game - Djokovic.

So, five straight points for the top seed.

And then since opening service, going from love-40 down.

So, Djokovic survived the early scare.

We rejoin it at one game all in the first set, midway through.

I swear, both players are so good at turning defence into attack.

Murray on the run, able to hit the big forehand crosscourt,

set up the short backhand.

Always a good move to go behind a very fast player.

And another break point for Murray.

CROWD OOHS

Ugh! Well, that's just brutal!

Wonderful hitting.

25 strokes.

And it's 40 degrees on the court.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Please don't make any noise during the rally. Thank you.

Well, good effort from Mohamed Lahyani,

but there is absolutely no chance

because the crowd just can't believe what they are seeing, physically.

And we thought the players needed time to warm up a little bit,

I think we're wrong.

Oops!

Top of the racquet.

Absolutely had it.

Ivan Lendl.

Interesting tactic from Djokovic to serve and volley.

He got the volley that he wanted and then played a very dubious

drop volley that Murray had plenty of time to get to.

Totally mistimed the shot.

Fault!

Out!

Deuce.

-CROWD MEMBER:

-Come on, Murray!

CROWD OOHS

Out!

That's too long. Savage hitting from both players again.

-It really is breathtaking hitting.

-CHAIR UMPIRE: Advantage - Murray.

So clean, so precise.

Another break point opportunity for Murray.

Out!

Deuce.

-CROWD MEMBER:

-They're cheating you, man, they're cheating you!

That's six break point opportunities for Murray, and none taken.

Number seven.

Advantage - Murray.

CROWD OOHS

Deuce.

That was a make-up of full and crosscourt.

He got the tough one, the return, back.

Fault!

He didn't miss that one!

Arriving at the ball with perfect balance,

watching it every step of the way

and certainly a grimace from Andy Murray after this.

Tried to slide in.

Advantage - Murray.

His foot got a little bit stuck.

The court's so dry now at this time of the tournament.

Fault!

Game - Murray.

Superb disguise - the backhand down the line. It's the first break.

Greg Rusedski with Lucy up in the Royal Box.

His rallies were a lot shorter than this.

A US Open finalist himself in 1997.

In Australia, they can pull the roof over if it gets too hot.

Wouldn't that be something if...?

We need to bring in a heat rule at Wimbledon.

LAUGHTER

Not just yet.

If that line judge gets any redder, we might have to.

Fault!

Out!

Love-15.

Fault!

Out!

Mr Murray challenged the call.

Right sideline, ball is called out.

RHYTHMIC CLAPPING

Love-30.

In these early baseline exchanges, it's Djokovic

who seems like he's more prepared to take the ball down the line earlier.

Fault!

Out!

Well, if Murray can't hit a first serving...

-..once faced...

-Love-40.

..with the second serve,

Djokovic is going to punish you.

Out!

15-40.

Physio, trainer, coach, there are psychologists...

..dieticians, nutritionists...

..accountants...

And others.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Game.

It's a break!

The next two games saw relatively easy holds for both players.

Let's pick it up at three games all.

CROWD OOHS

He's a brick wall!

Tried to go round him.

Tried to go over the top. Eventually he went through.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Love-15.

Out!

Again, Djokovic is the one looking to take the ball down the line.

Over the high part of the net.

Just pushed that one wide. Another half chance for Murray.

Out!

Mr Djokovic, challenging the call.

He had a full-on look.

At baseline, the ball is called out.

Up to the player box, because he's making mistakes

that at a different stage in the tournament, you wouldn't expect.

Love-40.

A mid-court ball on the backhand side is not something

he normally misses. Pressure!

Game - Murray.

New balls, please.

Murray's first serve percentage is at 57, which is all right.

I'd like see him in the mid-60s.

That's where Djokovic is.

Ball toss up into the sun.

Could be an issue from this end,

but he has new tennis balls to serve with.

They are quick through the air and off the court.

Fault!

If the sun is in the wrong place, the player will adjust the ball toss.

Sometimes you can just grin and bear it.

CROWD OOHS

Well, he's looking up, he's staring at the sun.

Love-30.

Not the time to be offering donations.

Needs to get this first serve firing again.

That's better.

15-30.

That was a smart serve as well, only 109mph.

Took a little bit of pace off, made sure he got the first ball in.

It's perfect depth from the world number one on the backhand side.

Taking the risk down the line.

15-40.

30-40.

Let for service.

Out.

-What's happened here?

-He called the ball out.

Well, Novak Djokovic is going to make his point

that there was an out call from Mohamed Lahyani in the chair.

Line judge called it good.

..is stopped. Come on, Mohamed.

Talk about pressure getting to the players,

the pressure's got to the umpire there.

He made the correct call.

And then when the players didn't hear him,

he didn't have the conviction to interrupt.

Because Murray on his side didn't complain.

The right person won the point.

Fault!

Let, second service.

Those second serves have been tight!

Talking of tight, that forehand was a bit tight.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Advantage - Murray.

Deuce.

And another long service game.

Fault.

CROWD OOHS

Fantastic length from Novak Djokovic on that backhand.

Murray slipped halfway through the rally but recovered.

Honestly, this is...

..really stretching both players, isn't it?

What a first set!

Wimbledon final, trading groundstrokes.

-26 shots on the last one...

-CHAIR UMPIRE: Advantage - Djokovic.

..going long off the Murray racquet.

Deuce.

Murray did win the point, but breathing heavily already.

Feeling the previous...

..point.

Mr Djokovic challenging the call

on the right far-side line. The ball is called in.

CROWD CLAPS RHYTHMICALLY

So is it advantage Murray or a second serve?

Yep, he has to come to the line again and go through his motion.

Out.

Andy Murray's shirt is absolutely drenched here.

His lower jaw is hanging down, his neck is wobbling all over the place.

He is absolutely giving it everything.

He's better win this first set.

CROWD ROARS Game - Murray.

Well held.

Great drama, brilliant tennis.

Djokovic held serve next, but Murray still had the all-important break.

Could he close out the set?

Out.

That was a confident forehand.

15-0.

HENMAN: Set up by a good first serve.

CHAIR UMPIRE: 30-0.

The sun isn't in his face on that side of the court.

Easier to look at the ball.

CROWD MEMBER: Come on, Novak, come on.

CROWD CHEERS FOR MURRAY

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

40-0.

Game and first set - Murray.

He's a third of the way there.

Andy Murray wins the first set 6-4.

So Murray was on his way.

The Centre Court crowd, along with the millions watching at home,

dared to dream just that little bit more.

We join it early in the second set, Djokovic leading 2-1.

0-15.

This man knows that he's got to find a way now

to break Murray's serve and get ahead a little bit.

Oh, that's well played.

A wonderful defensive lob here.

Full stretch and sliding, the Serbian.

That is so difficult to do

because you've sort of lost your orientation,

you don't know where the lines are.

Not Murray, he knew exactly where he wanted to play.

Fault.

15-30.

You watch a rally like that and you always feel that Djokovic

is the more likely player to be offensive,

just to take the risk, move forward.

It certainly paid off there.

Fault.

Let's see what this last rally took out of Murray.

-Out.

-CROWD GROANS

Oh, this is world-class hitting.

It's an error from Murray in the end.

Djokovic has just...

He's got a different look now than he did 20 minutes ago.

30 strokes.

-After a 28-stroke rally.

-Djokovic tennis.

This is brutal.

15-40.

-Game - Djokovic.

-Break of serve.

The first one of the second set.

Djokovic still had the advantage

as we approached the midway point of the set.

The Serb leads by four games to two, as we pick up the action.

Fault.

New balls can play different.

0-15.

Fault.

Mr Djokovic challenged the call left centre service line.

Ball is called out.

CROWD CLAPS RHYTHMICALLY

HENMAN: I think they both think this is out.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Second service.

Out.

0-30. Mr Djokovic has one challenge remaining.

Out.

That was a makeable return...

..and Murray knows it.

15-30.

Fault.

Oh, well, that was good fortune,

but it was a well-struck forehand

over the high part of the net.

The net's about 3"5' there.

It's 3" in the middle. He had to lift it up with topspin.

Got the net cord.

After a brilliant Djokovic backhand volley.

That was a tough one to hit inside-out.

Break points - Murray.

Fault.

CROWD GROANS

He's saying, "Over the net."

Give it a bit of margin for error.

30-40.

Ooh!

Took his eye off the ball.

It's a little bit tense.

Hanging around 10, 12, 15 feet behind the baseline.

You just get the feeling that Murray is going to have to

step in and take one of these points.

Ai!

No.

Advantage - Djokovic.

Don't hurt yourself.

Let - first service.

Fault.

CHEERING

That's more like it.

I'd love to see him do it more.

I don't think there's anyone

who's got a better two-handed return than Murray

when he's got the opportunity to step in on the second serve.

Absolutely. One isn't enough.

This man is going to tell him so.

Oh! Djokovic is down.

A swiped forehand crosscourt from Andy Murray.

86mph, popping the ball over there.

Third break point of the game.

This could be...

Advantage - Murray.

Judy loves it.

Fault.

Will he step in and have a go?

-Game - Murray.

-That's pressure.

Murray was waiting for it on the backhand side.

In the very heart of this second set,

it is Murray that is motivated.

He'll hear that.

Both players using ice towels at the change of end,

keep them cool.

Murray needs to keep his cool right now.

Back in this set.

Approaching 4pm on this Sunday afternoon,

the Wimbledon Men's Singles Final.

First set to Murray, 3-4.

Out.

Murray a bit lighter on his feet now.

It looks like he's rejuvenated. He's got a burst of energy.

15-0.

Djokovic is feeling the heat.

Let - first service.

Out.

Don't understand the Serbian's strategy right now.

If he would have waited, he'd have had all the time in the world

to set up for the backhand and hit a winner.

He went for the most difficult of shots.

30-0.

Djokovic is sliding around behind his baseline

like it's a clay court, at the moment.

30-30.

Fault.

Just when you thought Murray was right back in this set,

three straight points.

Djokovic with a break point.

Looking for the best tennis ball available.

Mr Djokovic is challenging the call

left far-side line, ball is called in.

Ace number seven if it caught the line at 128mph,

which it did.

You couldn't place it any better than that.

That's the way to save a break point.

Talk about a match being decided by fine margins.

They go through this ball selection process.

Generally speaking, they want a nice skinny one,

with not too much fluff,

that might just go through the air a bit quicker.

How about another one?

MURRAY: Yes!

CHEERING

Advantage - Murray.

No challenges remaining for Mr Djokovic.

That could be significant.

No challenges remaining for Djokovic,

so if he doesn't like a call, he's going to have to lump it.

Well played and responded by Djokovic.

Deuce.

It's one of the fastest serves of the tournament for Andy Murray.

He's topped out at 133mph. That's 130.

Djokovic knocks it back and wins the point.

CROWD OOHS

Two best players in the world showing it now.

Djokovic making Murray run one more time

with the down-the-line.

He needs to cover an awful lot of ground,

and he shows his frustration.

I feel that this is the most important game of the match so far.

Murray had a huge game in the third set when he was serving up 4-3.

He won that game. Now down 4-3 in the second set.

Got to find a way to get through this game.

Needs the first serve.

Well, wonderful shot selection.

Advantage - Murray.

Let - first service.

And he finds the line once again. Three straight games.

Murray back in the second set at 4-4.

So Murray back on level terms,

and both players continued to produce a dazzling array of strokes

in the searing heat of Centre Court.

Let's pick it up at 5-5 in the second set.

15-0.

15-15.

Djokovic is furious.

He wanted to challenge the ball, but he doesn't have any challenges.

DJOKOVIC: The ball is going like this.

You've got to see this!

So why didn't he stop himself?

-Because he doesn't have any challenges.

-Oh.

All done. We said it might be significant, it is.

Ball was good anyway.

Seriously wound up, Novak Djokovic. 15-30.

Ran out of challenges three games ago.

CROWD ROARS

15-40.

Thank you, thank you.

Djokovic will take an awful lot of time before the next one.

Check all the tennis balls.

30-40.

Concentrate, focus.

SOME SHOUTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Thank you, players are ready. Thank you.

This is big.

CROWD ROARS Game - Murray.

Murray goes up a break in the second set, 6-5.

He'll serve for a two-set lead.

Let's just hope the man from Dunblane keeps his cool.

He needs it when everybody else is losing theirs.

Thank you, players are ready. Thank you.

Out.

Djokovic is losing patience in the baseline rallies.

CROWD ROARS

30-0.

Out.

40-love.

ANDREW LAUGHS

Was that emphatic or what?

A hold for love. Two sets to Murray.

He is a set away from history.

The atmosphere here on the hill was incredible as the third set

got under way.

Would this be the moment we'd all been waiting for?

Third set. Djokovic to serve.

Thank you. Players are ready.

Third set.

0-15.

That's the way he's been playing the first two sets.

Unforced errors and coming to the net.

And check the scoreboard.

Even after only two points of a set you sense that Murray can

go for the jugular.

Get an early break.

Djokovic is vulnerable right now.

15-30.

Out!

30-all.

Out!

CROWD CHEERS

Murray has the answer for everything at this point.

Great speed to the ball.

Fast racquet head.

Murray's taking all the time in the world and rightly so.

-30-40.

-Got to get ready for that big break point.

CROWD CHEERS

The ball is called good. Palms down from the line judge.

Everybody seemed to stop.

This is a break point. The ball was called good.

Is it a break to Murray or not? Did it float long?

Oh, yes.

Murray's on his way.

Already a break-up in set number three.

He needs to keep doing what he's doing.

I've never seen Ivan Lendl so agitated.

He's moving back and forth, and his mouth...

-Feeling it too.

-You should have seen him when you beat him here.

Pretty upset then.

Fault!

15-love.

It's another wide backhand for Djoko.

30-love.

Fault!

Murray has a good rhythm between the points.

Out!

Djokovic going for more and more closer to the lines.

Making the unforced errors.

Out!

CHAIR UMPIRE: Murray leads two games to love. Third set.

Murray, just got to keep the intensity up.

It's there, isn't it?

Out!

Double break would be even better.

You think?

This is it.

This next ten minutes or so, Murray can put Djokovic away.

There's no doubt about that.

Djokovic's concentration,

whether it's his physicality, whatever it is,

he's not even in this match right now.

Murray has won the contest, can he finish his man?

Yes!

It's another winner. It's another step.

One step at a time.

Djokovic is losing focus.

-He's lost eight points in a row.

-He doesn't know what hit him.

Murray's greedy right now. He wants every point.

And he should.

15-30.

I'm getting nervous.

I'm getting excited.

30-all.

The man from Serbia desperately needs to hold now.

If he wants to stand a chance.

Game - Djokovic.

It was a must-win game and he won it.

Murray had 0-30.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Djokovic leads 2-1 games, third set.

Murray leads 2-0 sets.

Out!

New tennis balls for Andy Murray.

Stop! Mr Murray challenges the call.

Right baseline, the ball is called in.

Bit of nervous tension from the line judges.

Murray stopped the point so if he's wrong he will lose the point

and he was wrong.

The whole thing's a bit nervy.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Mr Murray has two challenges remaining.

Who could blame them?

Out!

Oh, dear.

Six points in a row. Suddenly.

0-30.

Silly game, this.

15-30.

Murray wants the same tennis ball.

Which he won the point with.

CROWD OOHS

CROWD CHEERS

This is magnificent.

Fabulous tennis.

Mum and dad, coaches, trainer, girlfriend.

Encouraging their man.

One moment he could have gone down to breaks

and been out of the match.

Now, a break point to get back on level terms.

The ball is wide. The lineman's arm goes out. And the man's back in.

This is desperate stuff now. I mean, what a get.

From Djokovic and to make something of that sliding

backhand off the Murray drop shot, deeply impressive.

Two games all. Third set.

Out!

Out!

That statistic is something

to worry about for the Djokovic fans out there.

From three foot behind the baseline.

15-all.

It's unusual to see Murray not running for the dropshot.

He's got to be feeling that mileage in his legs.

30-15.

Out!

CROWD AWWS

Djokovic likes what he sees. He's in a winning format right now.

I don't think he's going to win the match like that though.

Game - Djokovic.

Murray has got to regroup.

Forget about the fact that he lost his last service game.

Remember the positives.

Djokovic is making Murray run

an awful lot with his drop shots.

And when he finds the top of it.

Out!

All of a sudden Murray seems slightly out of sorts.

15-30.

15-40.

Out!

Game.

It's all gone south, hasn't it?

In the last 15 minutes for Andy Murray.

From 4-1 down.

In that second set he won eight of nine games.

Went 2-0 up in this third set.

Had 30-0 against the Djokovic serve.

And suddenly he's lost four games in a row

and here's Djokovic serving at 4-2.

Out!

0-15.

Momentum's such a funny thing.

We can't see it but we can certainly feel it.

In this third set the momentum is back with Djokovic.

You can call that a body blow.

It's certainly within the rules.

Fault!

CROWD GROANS

15-30.

CROWD CHEERS

15-40.

30-40.

That's long.

Murray breaks the Djokovic serve again.

Jumping Jack Flash.

0-15.

What a point!

Do they know the dimensions of this court or what?

CHAIR UMPIRE: 15-all.

There's the dimensions of the court and the dimensions outside the court.

Covering so much ground, both players.

30-15.

Wow! Hollywood's in the house.

Gerard Butler and Bradley Cooper.

Out!

30-all.

Let, first service.

They say each point's worth the same

but I've got a feeling these ones are pretty big.

Fault!

It's OK. He's got a second one.

Out!

Thank you...

..says Andy Murray and his friends.

An unusual mistake from Djokovic.

Game point, Murray.

Fault!

CROWD CHEERS

He's made it down the line.

Heartbreak for Djokovic.

What a wonderful forehand.

Crowd are up on their feet.

Four games all.

There we go.

-0-15.

-Djokovic keeps adding the unforced errors.

15-all.

CROWD CHEERS

He's up against it, is Novak Djokovic.

He'd like that backhand again because Murray has 15-30.

He's got it.

Just take your time now. Take a breather.

It's the sheer will,

the determination to get to that ball before it bounces twice.

Game - Murray.

Djokovic is out

and ready as Murray looks to put 77 years of hurt...

..behind British tennis.

And that is an experienced professional.

Murray taking his time going out to serve for Wimbledon.

I wonder how many times he has thought about this?

Fault!

Out!

One down, three to go.

Let's get that first serve working right now.

CHAIR UMPIRE: Get the ball, please.

Two down, two to go.

30-0.

40-0.

Your turn, Andrew.

I just think he deserves this.

OK, all right.

Djokovic still trying at the net.

Two more championship points.

40-15.

Fault!

CROWD MURMURS

Thank you. Players are ready.

Djokovic not giving in just yet.

40-30.

Championship point number three.

Fault!

CROWD CHEERS

Mr Murray challenging the call. Right service line. The ball is called out.

Djokovic is shaking his head in disbelief

because this first serve appeared to balloon quite long.

Second serve.

Let's do this now.

Out!

Can't believe it.

Three times he's been a point away. Now he's two points away.

After three consecutive match points it's break point time for Djokovic.

Advantage - Djokovic.

Deuce.

I don't believe that.

-Too much.

-There's two ways to look at that.

Yes, fortunate, but that's perfection.

-That's lucky.

-Soft hands.

She can't believe it.

Advantage - Djokovic.

CROWD CHEERS

The resilience.

Soaking up the pressure.

He is going to collapse if he gets through again.

Wonderful, wonderful stuff. This is the boy digging deep.

Sporting immortality doesn't come easily.

Great fighting spirit by the Serb. He doesn't give up.

All eyes on Murray.

Just stop it.

This is reaching new heights.

We talk about physical prowess.

It's emotional prowess, as well. He's stayed in control.

Another break point. Murray has had three championship points.

He had 40-0 in this game.

Well done.

CROWD CHANTS: Andy!

Deuce.

CROWD CHEERS

Advantage - Murray.

He won an Olympic gold with an ace. How about one more here?

Any point will do.

Game, set and match - Murray.

The waiting is over.

CHAIR UMPIRE: 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Andy Murray is the Wimbledon Champion.

And you simply cannot give more.

The strength of character again and again. He demonstrates it.

And he deserves this victory.

He's the Wimbledon Champion, the US Open Champion.

He's won Olympic gold.

He's the best since Perry

and I'm sure there were not scenes like this in '36.

When he beat Baron Gottfried von Cramm easily.

This was harder and...

..and so deserved.

-He wants to be with his close ones now, naturally.

-Here he comes.

Ivan Lendl, Danny Vallverdu, Kim Sears...

..Matt Little, Jez Green,

Joey de Beer, Ross Hutchins, who has had one hell of a year...

..Sam, dad Will.

Simon Fuller there. Sir Chris Hoy knows a champion when he sees one.

Have we seen Mum? Where's Mum?

Get back here, boy!

ANDREW LAUGHS

He forgot his mum.

Wonderful.

This year's runner-up, Novak Djokovic.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

The champion of two years ago.

And he remains a champion and he remains the world number one.

We've waited 77 years for this.

The Men's Singles Champion at Wimbledon 2013, Andy Murray.

CROWD ROARS

So after 77 long years of hurt, Great Britain finally had

a Men's Singles Champion. Andy Murray of Dunblane, Scotland.

Fred Perry...would have been very proud indeed.

# What if I could go back

# To the way it used to be

# What if there's a moment

# Or a second chance for me

# And what if I don't see you

# When we're standing face to face

# What if I was always second place

# What if I could write the story

# What if all this ends in glory

# What if the moon and stars and the world is ours

# What if only dreams could live

# And I never have to say what if. #