London Olympics 2012: Murray was unstoppable against Roger Federer in the gold medal match in men’s singles on Sunday. He shrugged off two break points in the opening game and gathered strength and precision from there to win, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.

 

The victory came on the same patch of grass (and dirt) where Federer has won a record seven men’s Wimbledon singles titles, and at the same court where Federer reduced Murray to tears last month when he rallied to defeat him in four sets in the Wimbledon final.

“I’ve won an Olympic gold medal; I haven’t won a Grand Slam,” Murray said. “I know how this feels, and it feels great. I’ve lost some tough matches in some tough finals, and that’s hurt me a lot. I think tennis in the Olympics is getting better each time it’s played because all the top players are playing now. For me, it’s the biggest win of my life.”

I think this is as good as I could do during these championships; Andy was much better than I was today in many aspects of the game,” Federer said. “For me, it’s been a great month. I won Wimbledon, became world No. 1 again, and I got silver. Don’t feel too bad for me.”