Andy Murray becomes the first British player to win a Grand Slam in 76 years . The Scot won the five - set match despite surrendering a two - set lead . Murray won the Gold Medal earlier in the year at the London Olympics . Murray will now replace the injured Rafael Nadal as World Number 3 .
Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win a Grand Slam in 76 years . The Scot won the five-set thriller despite surrendering a two-set lead . Murray won the Gold medal earlier in the summer at the London Olympics . Murray will now replace the injured Rafael Nadal as World Number 3 .