The first Briton in 74 years in the finals of Wimbledon Murray ended curse

Britain must continue to dream The Scotsman Andy Murray defeated in the Wimbledon semifinals and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is in the final against Roger Federer. Murray is the first British finalist in 74 years. Hamburg - 74 years had the islands waiting for this day. As the first Briton since Bunny Austin in 1938, Andy Murray, the final of the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon reached. The Scottish tennis player defeated on Friday the Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3:6, 7:5. So the British can continue from the first local champion in the All England Club since Fred Perry dreaming 1936th. "I'm relieved and excited at the same time. It is difficult to explain how I feel. It was a tight game, and I'm happy to be through," said Murray. "All I expect incredible," said the Scot, who said, referring to the final: "It is one of the biggest matches of my life." The 25-year-olds meet in the final on Sunday (15 clock, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE) on Roger Federer, who had defeated Novak Djokovic . For the Swiss, it's about his seventh Wimbledon title. So Federer's record would be set by Pete Sampras - and take back the first time since May 2010, the leadership in the world rankings. The British had long hoped for a finalist, British newspapers were already a "Wimbledon curse" that was eroding the British tennis players. Murray himself has in recent years have failed three times in the semifinals. Prior to that Tim Henman was eliminated in the semifinals four times, three times passed the Roger Taylor and Mike Sangster once. Now Murray has managed the last step. The "Times" wrote: "The spirit of Bunny Austin is sitting on Murray's shoulders when he plays against Federer." This time the Scot with the printing was completed. Even before the match he had said: "I understand how important is the final, but I want to create this for myself." Murray, who is coached by Tennis legend Ivan Lendl is, for the fourth time in a Grand Slam final. So far he has lost all three: in 2011 at the Australian Open to Djokovic in the 2008 U.S. Open and Australian Open 2010 respectively against Federer. However: A direct comparison with Federer says Murray. Eight of the 15 matches he has won.