World No 2 Andy Murray defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in two straight sets to claim his second Wimbledon title at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Murray beat Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to claim the victory
Andy Murray with the Wimbeldon 2016 Men's Singles Trophy
World No 2 Andy Murray defeated Canadian Milos Raonic in two straight sets to claim his second Wimbledon title at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Murray beat Raonic 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) to claim the victory.
Britain's Andy Murray poses with the winner's trophy after his men's singles final victory over Canada's Milos Raonic on the last day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. AFP PHOTO
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This was the first Wimbledon final from 11 where Murray hasn't faced either Djokovic or Federer against whom he has lost eight times.
Earlier, Andy Murray survived a five-set rollercoaster to defeat battling Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (12/10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 and reach his seventh Wimbledon semi-final in which he would go on to beat Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych.
Milos Raonic on the other hand became the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final at the majors, in what was the first Wimbledon title match since 2002 not to feature Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal.
25-year-old Raonic had stunned seven-time champion Roger Federer in a titanic five-set struggle to reach the finals.
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