Andy Murray Wins Men's Tennis Gold at Olympics

It was a rematch of last month's epic match at Wimbledon. Murray came through on top.

See the Wall Street Journal, "Andy Murray's Golden Breakthrough":

WIMBLEDON, England—Andy Murray has finally broken through, and it couldn't be sweeter.

On a weekend in which athletes from Great Britain delivered the most scintillating highlights of these games, the 25-year-old Scot provided yet another home country Olympic thrill, upsetting top seed and world No. 1 Roger Federer in a dominant straight set performance, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to capture a gold medal in men's singles.

The victory is also a personal milestone for Murray, a gifted but often vexing player who has struggled to crack through in a tennis era dominated by greats like Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Though the Olympics occur only once every four years, Murray's win here carries great weight, as it came against his top competition and before a wild home crowd at the sport's most treasured cathedral, Wimbledon.

It was here, one month ago, that Murray had lost an agonizing four-set match to Federer, breaking down in the postgame trophy ceremony and tearfully assuring the crowd he was "getting closer." his time, Murray closed, and the only emotion was rapture. Murray dominated Federer from the start, breaking his serve twice in the first set, and coming close to shutting him out in the second. A capacity crowd at Centre Court applauded wildly at every one of Murray's winners, waving British flags and shouting repeated encouragement. At times the atmosphere resembled a soccer stadium more than a genteel tennis match.

When it was over, Murray looked almost stunned.

See also London's Daily Mail, "You're my hero and you deserve a hug! Schoolboy's embrace with Olympic champion Andy Murray captures buoyant mood of the nation."