By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 13:37 EST, 7 July 2013 | UPDATED: 14:58 EST, 7 July 2013 Andy Murray today became the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years - and the last time the trophy remained in its home country, the UK was a very different place. The champion then was Fred Perry, one of the greatest tennis players in history, with eight grand slam titles including three victories at Wimbledon. But the game - and the world - would be almost unrecognisable to the legendary player if he were still alive today. Champions: But Andy Murray and Fred Perry occupied very different worlds and played a different game
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Fred Perry won Wimbledon three times before turning professional in 1936
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Star was adored by tennis fans but distrusted by the English establishment
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Played his tennis with a wooden racket but pioneered modern training
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Britain in 1936 was dominated by the rise of fascism and the abdication crisis
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