Andy Murray recalls historic 2012 US Open triumph over Novak Djokovic - 'That was a huge moment for me'

Andy Murray has described his 2012 US Open victory as “a huge moment” in his career after he became the first British Grand Slam singles champion since Virginia Wade in 1977. It’s been 10 years since Murray’s historic win, where he beat Novak Djokovic in a dramatic five-set match. Ad Having taken a two-set lead, Djokovic came back to take the match to a decider, before Murray got over the line.

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A lot of what I’d achieved in my career up to that point felt, to me anyway, kind of irrelevant because of the questions I’d continued to get asked about winning Slams. “Am I good enough? Am I fit enough? Am I mentally strong enough? Lots and lots of questions over a period of time. “And it was nice to finally be able to move on from that because it’s not particularly helpful, and also the players I was competing against – maybe at the time they were all great players but not how everyone is seeing them now.

“They’re pretty much being seen as the three best tennis players of all time, certainly on the men’s side. It wasn’t easy to win Slams in this era. I was aware of that.

But I don’t think everyone else was.” Murray’s Grand Slam win was the first time a man had won a major since Fred Perry in 1936. His triumph made him part of the “Big Four”, according to Djokovic and tennis pundits. “I remember how I felt before the match,” continued Murray.