LONDON _ Experience counts.
Crowd favorite Andy Murray, playing in his 11th Grand Slam final, beat first-timer Milos Raonic on Sunday to claim his second Wimbledon singles title in four years.
Murray was essentially a wall, nearly impossible to pass, in winning, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). Playing in his first Grand Slam final as a favorite, he was not thrown off balance by Raonic's blistering serve.
Raonic was looking to become the first Canadian man to win a Grand Slam title. He was already the second player from his country _ man or woman _ to reach a Grand Slam final, matching the feat of Eugenie Bouchard, who was runner-up in women's singles at Wimbledon two years ago.
With the Centre Court crowd cheering his every point _ as well as those fans watching on a cinema-screen-sized TV from the Wimbledon hill nicknamed "Murray Mound" _ the Scotland native continued his career hot streak.
After clinching the victory and celebrating for a moment, Murray sat in his courtside chair and sobbed into a towel.
"I definitely feel a lot different than I did three years ago," he said in the ESPN post-match interview. "I put so much pressure on myself, so much stress to try and win this. I was obviously extremely emotional ... but I feel like I'm going to enjoy this one."
Murray won the U.S. Open and an Olympic gold in 2012, then won here in 2013, becoming the first British man to win a Wimbledon singles title in 77 years.
He's the world's No. 2 player behind Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who was upset in the third round by American Sam Querrey.
Raonic, who averaged more than 20 aces per Wimbledon match heading into the final, had just eight against Murray. He also had 29 unforced errors to Murray's 12.
"This one's going to sting," Raonic said. "So I'm going to make sure, as these courts are green, that I do everything I can to be back here for another chance."
