Zooming in

Published September 15, 2012

Andy Murray, of Britain, kisses the trophy after a thrilling five-set, five-hour US Open final match, beating Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, on September 10, 2012, in New York.

The 25-year-old won his first Grand Slam at his fifth attempt and the win makes him the first man to win Olympic singles gold and the US Open in the same year. It was after 76 years that a British player became a US Open Men's Grand Slam Singles champion. — AFP

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