Murray has done himself and the nation proud

BY the time Andy Murray walked out on Wimbledon's Centre Court yesterday, the whole of Britain was on tenterhooks, its nerves taut as racket strings.

Already the Scot had made history by becoming the first British player in 74 years to reach the men's singles final in this, the ultimate prize in world tennis. Could he go one further and become the first of them to lift the trophy since Fred Perry in 1936?

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