Murray defeats Federer to win gold at Wimbledon

The British number one gained revenge for his defeat at the hands of Federer in the Wimbledon final last month as he thrashed the world number one 6-2 6-1 6-4 in front of an ecstatic crowd on Centre Court.

The loss was Federer's heaviest ever at the All England Club, while Murray's triumph handed Britain its first men's Olympics singles title since 1908.

The one-sided nature of the scoreline was scarcely believable against the man who stopped the Scot becoming the country's first male Wimbledon champion for 76 years just 28 days earlier and who was seeking to enhance his claim to be the greatest player of all time by clinching a career golden slam.

Murray received his gold medal on court shortly after the match but had little time to celebrate the win as he prepared to go for double gold in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson.