What the records say
- When
- 7 Jul 2013
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 51.43° N, 0.21° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
Summary
Andy Murray wins the Men's Singles in tennis at Wimbledon 2013 defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in straight sets. Murray is the first British man to win the title since Fred Perry in 1936, and the first Scotsman to win since Harold Mahony in 1896.
2013 Wimbledon Championships
Tennis tournament
The 2013 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 127th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 24 June to 7 July 2013. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour.
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