No shame losing to one of the greatest athletes: Murray

July 09, 2012 12:12

The first British mens singles finalist since 1938, Andy Murray, has said there is no shame in losing to one of the greatest athletes of all time Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. Murray lost 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 as Federer won his seventh title at Wimbledon and 17th Grand Slam crown.

Its hard, it's tough to take, but you need to show strength of character to come back from it. We're talking about one of the greatest athletes of all time. You've got to put it in context a little bit, said Murray.

Murray went into his fourth Grand Slam final under a huge weight of public expectation as British tennis fans relished the prospect of a first homegrown champion since Fred Perry in 1936.

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