Murray wins late-night epic

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

In the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, 10.39pm, and with the famous hill still packed but in total darkness, the Scot needed the assistance of a partisan crowd and some raucous support from his mum Judy to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 2-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3.

Murray now faces wild-card entry Juan Carlos Ferrero in the quarter-finals in his continuing quest to make history by becoming the first Briton to win the singles title for 73 years.

The crowd witnessed three hours and 57 minutes triumph of determination and desire for Murray, spectacular entertainment and validation of Wimbledon's decision to spend around £80million on their new roof which had been put to its first use when showers halted the previous match between Dinara Safin and Amelie Mauresmo.

It was all the more creditable because Murray could not have started worse, losing the opening game on serve when Wawrinka unleashed some of his trademark backhand winners.

The indoor conditions and the anticipation seemed to have unnerved Murray for the first time. He was also struggling to control the power of Wawrinka who broke serve again in the third game and went on to overpower the Scot in what was a brilliant first set.

Murray was required to save three break points in a tough sixth game of the third set which went to four deuces and it turned out to be a significant momentum swing. In the next game Wawrinka's concentration lapsed. He missed several easy forehands and Murray seized the initiative by taking the crucial break.

The fourth set was a tense struggle, full of heavy hitting, but it was Wawrinka who dug in to gain the only break in the 11th game.

And so it went to a fifth set in which Murray was first to strike, coming back from 40-love down to break the Wawrinka serve and wrest the momentum, only for the man from Lausanne to claw his way back from 3-0 behind.

It was down to guts and sheer will, and although Murray looked weary he dug deep to break the Wawrinka serve once more in the eighth game and clinch a famous victory.