Andy Murray Lifts the Wimbledon for the second time

Canada's Milos Raonic lost his first-ever appearance in a Grand Slam final, falling in straight sets to Great Britain's Andy Murray at Wimbledon on Sunday.



Murray broke the Canadian's serve only once, taking the opening set 6-4 before capturing the second and third sets in tiebreaks, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).

It's the third Grand Slam title for Murray, to go with his 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon championships. Sunday's win ended a three-match losing streak in Grand Slam title matches. The sixth-seeded Raonic, of Thornhill, Ont., was bidding to become the first player representing Canada to win a Grand Slam title and got to the final by beating seven-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer in the semifinals. Leading up to the final, Raonic had averaged 25 1/2 aces while being broken a total of only five times through six matches.

However, it was Murray's return ability triumphing over held Raonic's blistering power. It took the Canadian 36 minutes and five service games to record his first ace and was limited to eight aces total, only one more than Murray.