Andy Murray beat Djokovic to become the first British man to win a grand slam in 76 years.

Andy Murray jumped out to a two-set lead, watched it wither away, then turned up the heat again in the fifth set on his way to a 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 victory against Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open.

It was a historic win for Murray, previously 0-4 in major finals, and for Britain, which hadn't had a male Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray now can claim some bragging rights as the player of the year: A major title -- four different winners of majors in 2012 -- and an Olympic gold medal.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/09/us-open-live-blog-novak-djokovic-vs-andy-murray/1#.UE6QHXm3sQA

Wow...Victory At Last.

wanted 'the Djoker' to win his 6th. now Murray's up to No 3

Murray is just too talented to be 'grandslamless' - I'm happy for him, and his shot selection, serve, and baseline shots were outstanding tonight... The papers are going to be nuts in the morning..Bwahahahahahaha

Happy for him, and he deserves it - time to get that world number 1 spot..

Go Andy Murray!!!!

I didn't sleep, it was a wake keeping for me to witness this happen. I wanted Murray to win and he did it. Sir Alex Ferguson was in the stadium.

Congrat to Murray, congrat to the British people.

Andy has proved many people wrong, he is a true champion!! over 5hrs fighting and controlled his emotions.

Well-done Andy Murray !!!!!

kayswag100:

wanted 'the Djoker' to win his 6th. now Murray's up to No 3

...Haba why u come step on Control P nah....E don reach dat level? Abeg allow Murray win some jare.

haba, i wish it ws Federer dat won it, seriously dat man is good and talented. Anyways, congrats to D 'British Dream' Murray afta many yrs of waitin, Congrats

methodman: ...Haba why u come step on Control P nah....E don reach dat level? Abeg allow Murray win some jare.

u na CNTRL X u dey use abi? abegi!!!

kayswag100:

u na CNTRL X u dey use abi? abegi!!!

...No offence bro but u just took it so Personal.

Finally! !!

I think Murray has the potential of becoming world number one.

shymexx: Murray is just too talented to be 'grandslamless' - I'm happy for him, and his shot selection, serve, and baseline shots were outstanding tonight... The papers are going to be nuts in the morning..Bwahahahahahaha

Happy for him, and he deserves it - time to get that world number 1 spot..

Go Andy Murray!!!!

YOU WENT FROM BEING PRO-BLACK TO A WHITE AZZ KISSER ? WELL DAYUMMMMMMMMMM. CONFUSION BREAK BONE

yes, Andy is sure as hell talented and this is indeed a well-deserved victory! Congrats, Andy -the grand slams took a long time to come, but what d hell - U are now one of the all-time greats! Bravo!! i think also that Andy Murray should give 50% of his prize money to Rafael Nadal (i'm sure every Tennis fan out there knows what I mean). And by d way, this Serbian called Novak Djokovic appears burnt out, he's fast becoming a flash in the pan! Every Tom, Dick & Harry is just beating him - whatever happened to the '

Congrats Andy Murray...Sir Alex Ferguson,Sean Connery, Kevin Spacey were present to support Andy Murray.. The tension was tense.I couldn't count the number of times I went to wee wee. See me dey shake as if na Super eagles dey play world cup finals.

Wat better time could he have won a grand slam? It sure is a fulfilling year for the young man... Av always love to see records broken. Good one for his confidence, world no. 1 to be, congrats man.

All thanks should go to Rafael "Rafa" Nadal! that's the truth! Well, well, well, ourso-called "invincible" Novak Djokovic is fast becoming a BUM these days - his winning days seem to be over!

Admire his never give up attitude. Congrats Andy

Chai! Na me happy pass and I hop dis marks unflamboyant djokovic's slide backward 2 unflyness... Hala murray!

kosalabaro: All thanks should go to Rafael "Rafa" Nadal! that's the truth! Well, well, well, ourso-called "invincible" Novak Djokovic is fast becoming a BUM these days - his winning days seem to be over!

Now I'm confused. In what way has Rafael Nadal contributed to this victory?

It was a brilliant game! The tension was like dayum . I'm so glad he's finally broken 'the jinx'. Awesome year for him and hehe glad he's represented us well in the UK even though he's a Scot but oh well :-D

boron10:
Now I'm confused. In what way has Rafael Nadal contributed to this victory?

Don't mind him/her jare. Murray played and played well. Wanting to give Nadal his glory.
Rubbish

obadiah777: YOU WENT FROM BEING PRO-BLACK TO A WHITE AZZ KISSER ? WELL DAYUMMMMMMMMMM. CONFUSION BREAK BONE

My London doozy!! Fam, I'm still pro-black - but I rate Andy Murray for doing this against all odds..

People were taking the piss on yahoo news, and the Scot did what bummy and overly hyped Tim Henman couldn't do for us..

And I'm a sport fanatic; I could care less about being pro-black when it comes to sport... To be honest, I would support a KKK member on my team in a sporting event.. **Just messing about**

Pro-black but not racist - peep the difference

finally... Congrats.
Britain will brag about this for 76 years

At last a grand slam title to murray's name,mehn dis british won't give 2day's news rest of mind o evrything wil b murray won,they might start naming him greatest of all tym o... novak seems to b fading away pls wat wrong wit d guy..when nadal return he is going 2 teach novak more lesson...congrats andy murray

Where are the fortune-telling couch potatoes who said Andy could never win a grand slam? (https://www.nairaland.com/1009904/andy-murray-defeats-roger-federer} Guess who's having the last laugh now!

boron10:
Now I'm confused. In what way has Rafael Nadal contributed to this victory?

Because nadal pulled out of the tournament cos of injury. He would hv won it. Nadal is tooooooooooo much

jamp:

Because nadal pulled out of the tournament cos of injury. He would hv won it. Nadal is tooooooooooo much

^^^^
You do dey sleep lol! anyway , I think you are right!!!

-Am so thrilled for Him oooo after such a prolong battle and hope with sheer unwaivering perseverance,he has finally nail it right there in the face of fying sceptics who keeps writing him off-that's the price of Having that Dogged,,Rugged faith in GoD

Sweet victory!

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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Finally!! Am so so happy for him, lets now relax and watch him haul many more grand slams to his collectns. World no 1 to come soon. GO MURRAY!!