11 September 2012
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Murray's route to a Grand Slam started back in 1999 at the National Junior Championships under 14s in Nottingham
His first taste of success at Flushing Meadows came in 2004, when he won the boys' championship. The 17-year-old beat Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine in the final to win his first major junior tournament
The Scot reached his first Wimbledon final earlier this summer and could not hide his disappointment after losing to Roger Federer in the final. Murray took his first set in a Grand Slam final, but was unable to complete the fairytale
Just a month later Murray was celebrating victory at Wimbledon as he won gold in the Olympic singles event. He made amends for his earlier defeat by beating Roger Federer in the final. He also won a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson
Despite the final being moved to Monday, there was not an empty seat in the house as Murray faced defending champion Novak Djokovic. Murray had plenty of fans in the Arthur Ashe stadium, including Sean Connery, Sir Alex Ferguson and Kevin Spacey
An epic first set, which lasted 87 minutes, saw Murray with six set points before the new world number three won it. He took the set 12-10 on a tie-break, much to the delight of the crowd
After losing the first set Djokovic soon found himself 4-0 down in the second as Murray turned the screw on the Serb, who was looking for his sixth Grand Slam title
After Djokovic battled back to level the scores at 5-5 in the second set, the Scot eventually won it 7-5 in 59 minutes, as he broke his opponent for the fifth time
Djokovic showed exactly why he was the defending champion as he put the disappointment of the first two sets behind him to take the next two 6-2 6-3 and level the match at two-sets apiece
Murray knew he would have to dig deep against the player he described as "elastic". "I just had a think and said, 'it's just one more set. Give everything. You don't want to come off this court with any regrets.'"
Sean Connery has long been a keen follower of Andy Murray and he, along with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, made a guest appearance at the Scot's press conference following his victory over Tomas Berdych in the semi-final. The duo were also both in attendance on Monday
As Djokovic hit a forehand long Murray could barely believe it. Ten years of hard work finally paid off as he secured his first Grand Slam
Djokovic was full of praise for his friend Andy Murray after the match. "I had a great opponent today. He deserved to win this Grand Slam more than anybody. I would like to congratulate him," he said
Murray kisses his first Grand Slam trophy to cap what has been a superb summer for British sport
Andy Murray's name now appears on the trophy alongside coach Ivan Lendl who he credits for the victory. "Having Ivan Lendl around has definitely helped, not just me but the rest of the team as well, having someone of his experience, especially in these situations," said Murray. Lendl won the tournament in 1985, 86 and 87
Murray is now hoping for no more questions about the lack of British male grand slam winners. "I've been reminded of that most days of my life for the last few years. It's great to have finally done it and I don't need to get asked that anymore," he said
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