And he's now regarded as favourite to become BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year

Including an embarrassing mistake for the New York Times

View From the Sofa:

The wins were 77 years apart

The nation had waited 77 tortuous years for this moment and, in  the end, victory came at a canter.  James Lawton reports on a  triumph that defied the odds

Scot ended a 76-year wait for a British male grand slam singles champion at the US Open in New York last September

'Feelgood factor' is a nebulous concept. But sport does make life brighter

Andy Murray was unable to hold back the tears as he assessed his Wimbledon final defeat to Roger Federer.

Historic, special, spectacular. You could speak to anyone at Wimbledon today - from the great and good of British sport and society to the punters sitting on soggy picnic mats on Murray Mount - and hear the same unrestrained excitement.

It is Friday 1 July 1938, and we are entering the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. In the distance, the Riviera Express can be heard sounding its whistle as it steams through Wimbledon station; while all around us there is the noisy clatter of excited crowds arriving at the club's gates. We have just stepped from a London taxi, giving the driver half-a-crown – an extravagant tip, perhaps, but we are in festive mood. This afternoon, at 10 minutes to two, Donald Budge of the United States and our own British hope, Henry "Bunny" Austin, will walk out on court to contest the final of the Gentlemen's Singles.

As droughts go this one had lasted only the 52 years. Jonny Marray yesterday became the first Briton to make the men's double final since 1960 after he and his Danish partner, Freddie Nielsen, stunned the defending champions Mike and Bob Bryan.

He's been in the Wimbledon semis before – and it hasn't ended well. But Chris McGrath has found good omens (however spurious)

The darling of Middle England was on Centre Court yesterday, but for once Kate Windsor was not the focus of attention. Most of the spectators were there to see someone who is more likely to win Wimbledon than earn that soubriquet.