Wimbledon. The name alone stands for royalty and prestige. It’s the oldest tennis tournament in the world and since 1877 it has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London. One of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (the Major tennis tournaments), Wimbledon is the only Major tournament with a grass court.

Switzerland’s, Roger Federer has dominated men’s tennis winning seven Wimbledon Championships in the last ten years. Federer is the only player from Switzerland to bring home the Wimbledon trophy.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic went into Sunday’s Championship match trying to reclaim his 2011 Wimbledon victory and bringing home his country’s second Wimbledon title.

Britain’s Andy Murray lost to Federer last year. Losing wasn’t just a personal loss for the British, but another year of disappointment for the country’s 76 years of losing in their own back yard. Fred Perry was the last British man to hold the Wimbledon trophy in 1936.

Djokovic is ranked no. 1 in Men’s Tennis and Murray at no.2. It was the perfect pairing to have the sports best players matching off for the most hallowed trophy in tennis.

Three hours and nine minutes in 80-degrees in a clear sky, the sweat poured into every serve on both sides of the court. Andy Murray made history with 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Djokovic to end the burden from 77 years of losing on your home court.

“The end of the match, that was incredibly loud, very noisy,” Murray said. “It does make a difference. It really helps when the crowd’s like that, the atmosphere is like that. Especially in a match as tough as that one, where it’s extremely hot, brutal, long rallies, tough games — they help you get through it.” And together the fans helped Murray give all of Britain a reason to celebrate.

Murray dropped his racket, fist pumped both fists in the air yelling “yes, YES”, fell to his knees on center court and shed emotions of disbelief as he had finally reached the pinnacle of his career. The 15,000 fans rose to their feet and cheered as they finally celebrated a home victory.

Even the Queen sent a private message to congratulate Murray.