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The internet reacts to Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory

Andy Murray celebrates after beating Milos Raonic
Andy Murray celebrates after beating Milos Raonic. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Andy Murray has won his third grand slam title but the first member of his family to win a major was his older brother Jamie, who took the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2007. And the elder Murray was one of the first to offer his congratulations:

Other tennis stars acknowledged a man at the top of his game:

While the man himself chipped in from his ice bath:

Holding this bad boy makes the ice bath that little bit more bearable 🏆😉

A photo posted by Andy Murray (@andymurray) on

There were also congratulations from athletes from other sports. Jordan Spieth will be heading to Scotland for this month Open so it probably makes sense to get on the home crowd’s side:

Football stars were settling down before the Euro 2016 final and had their say:

From a few fellow Olympians:

And a few fellow Scots:

Gary Lineker’s thoughts are in line with quite a few in Britain today:

Two of Britain’s most successful exports meet, and it’s tricky to see who is more excited:

Talking of excited, Ivan Lendl does sometimes show emotion:

And finally, it looks like Andy’s opponent in the semi-final wasn’t watching the match:

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