Murray gets sweet revenge

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Andy Murray turned the tables on Roger Federer to grab Olympic tennis gold for Britain on Wimbledon’s Centre Court last night, four weeks to the day after dashing a nation’s hopes by losing to him in the Wimbledon final.

The 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 thrashing of the world No. 1 was the biggest of Murray’s career, and extended a dream run for the hosts which delivered six golds on Saturday, including three in the athletics stadium.

Defeat virtually ended Federer’s chances of completing the“golden career slam” of all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic singles crown as he will be 34 when the Games moves on to Rio de Janeiro in four years.