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 | Federer broke Murray to triumph at Wimbledon for the 7th time10-07-2012 |
Roger Federer triumphed in the third of the year a Grand Slam - Wimbledon. The Swiss player beat four seeded Andy Murray in the race. Federer raised his arms in victory after the 4:6, 7:5, 6:3, 6:4 in the final.
With the success Roger Federer records his 7th Wimbledon triumph. After upgrading to the next men rank list the Swiss will return to the top spot in the ranking for a total of 286-a week, he equalized record holder Pete Sampras (USA). With his seventh trophy Federer also tied with record holder Sampras in Wimbledon titles.
Federer lost the first set against a crowd favorite at Wimbledon - Andy Murray. He was the first Briton in the last 74 years, who played the final of this tournament. In 1938 Bunny Austin reached the final match of the prestigious tournament in London. Then 11 times representatives of Britain lost in the semifinals in the English capital.