Historical British performances at Wimbledon in the 'Year' column) for references. Historical British performances at Wimbledon This article lists the progress of British tennis players at Wimbledon each year. Wimbledon is the home grand slam for British players, but in recent years they have not had much success. However, on 7 July 2013 Andy Murray became the first Briton to win the men's competition since Fred Perry in 1936. The last British woman to win the ladies' tournament was Virginia Wade in 1977. See the article for each year of the Wimbledon Championships (linked in the 'Year' column) for references. See the article for each
2014 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final final to Andy Murray in straight sets. As such, Djokovic was determined to get back into the win column. Djokovic described his setbacks in Grand Slams, "There is plenty of motivation from my side to win this Grand Slam final after losing last three out of four. It would mean a lot mentally for me." As a result of the circumstances, both men relished the challenge and were focused on playing a high-quality match. Novak Djokovic won the coin toss and elected to serve first. The first set saw neither player force a break point, though there were a few