He broke through in September at the U.S. Open, where he beat Serbia's Djokovic in a rousing five sets. Whatever insights those two legends were able to pass on, the final came down, as expected, to a contest between serve and return, with the latter coming out on top. Murray, 29, goes on to face Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the second round on Thursday. Murray is the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon singles titles since Fred Perry in 1935. Murray was quicker around the court and steadier in the clutch, taking advantage of Djokovic's lackluster serving and bouts of error-prone play. He gave Raonic only two break points in the whole match and the sixth seed could not take either of them. Murray never did this. Double Wimbledon champion says something grander. A Conservative Prime Minister, David Cameron, was booed. Murray lost the first two sets before mounting one of his trademark comebacks to win 4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5. Lendl was there, too, when Murray beat Novak Djokovic in three sets in 2013, when the Scot was riding on a bank of hope and adrenalin; after doing the same to Raonic even more convincingly, he had delivered on expectation, an altogether different pressure. Playing in a Wimbledon final is tough, but I wouldn’t want to be prime minister. He was just not allowed to play his best and most dangerous tennis. Broady, 22, had experienced the Murray game first-hand during practice sessions earlier this year but could not bridge the gulf in class once their first competitive meeting got under way. Murray might have been playing a familiar face but he was in aggressive mood, dropping just six points on his first serve and winning 18 of 19 at the net. But, as ever, he was up for it. The older man was blessed with a far greater range of strokes. If this is his second peak, the odds are that he will sustain it, maybe for several years. I think every time you have a really tough loss, a loss that really hurts you, you learn a lot from it about how to handle the occasions better going forward.". For all that he can be a prisoner of his emotions, this is what brings steel to his talent: a challenge, a puzzle to solve. But why would anyone want to downgrade his achievement here? Murray credited hard work and resolve for his win — making the incremental improvements from which champions are constructed. It was the first all-British meeting at the All England Club since Tim Henman beat Martin Lee in 2001. Raonic later insisted, against all available evidence, that he did a better job this time than in his loss in the Queen’s Club final of “not getting sucked in” to playing Murray’s game. Eight-time Grand Slam champion Lendl, who like Murray lost his first four major finals, provided the voice and mind-set to help him turn the corner. Murray has battled his way through the era of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, never once succumbing to the temptation to pick up easy money as the world’s fourth best player. Wimbledon Champions Dinner 2016. A delicate drop shot clinched victory on match point and the value of a quick win was immediately apparent when the rain began to fall as the players walked off court. After composing himself, he would tell the BBC’s Sue Barker: “I’ve had some great moments here and some tough losses, and I’m proud to have my hands on the trophy again. It was an extraordinary shot. It was on the counter that Murray hurt him most often. A few went 30 shots or more. Wimbledon.com uses cookies. Remember that day Andy Murray won Wimbledon? Andy Murray is now a three-time Grand Slam champion, twice winning before his home crowd at Wimbledon. Andy Murray wins second Wimbledon title by beating Milos Raonic • Wimbledon 2016: Murray beats Raonic 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 • Murray claims third grand slam title of career in style This is the first time you have logged in with a social network. “To do it twice here in an event where there is a lot of pressure on me to perform – I’m very proud of how I’ve handled that over the years. Milos has had a great few weeks on the grass. He also learned from his losses, particularly last year's four-set defeat to Federer. Federer, the all-time leader with 17 majors, appears to be in slow decline. In the 2012 Olympic Games, Murray defeated Roger Federer in straight sets to win the gold medal in the men's singles final, becoming the first British singles champion in over 100 years. When Djokovic netted a backhand, Murray's racket and cap went flying as he pumped two fists at his box.