A significant part of the Djokovic–Murray rivalry, it pitted the world's top two players, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, against each other in a Grand Slam final for the fourth time.

[3] The match took place on the final day of the 2013 edition of the 13-day Wimbledon Championships, held every June and July.

These two players had been heavily favoured to meet in the final following the early round defeats of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, among others.

Both players had made it through their first four matches in straight sets, and both had to overcome tough five-set matches to make the final: Murray against Fernando Verdasco in the quarter-finals, against whom he dropped the first two sets,[6] and Djokovic against Juan Martín del Potro, where he defeated the Argentine in the longest men's singles semifinal in Wimbledon history at the time, clocking in at 4 hours and 43 minutes.

[7] Andy Murray won the pre-match coin toss and chose ends, Novak Djokovic elected to serve first.

Murray then earned a fourth championship point, which he converted after Djokovic netted a backhand to conclude the contest.

Murray thus became the first British man since Fred Perry to win the Wimbledon men's singles title.

[16][17] Tim Henman said he was delighted to finally see Murray end Britain's 77-year wait for a home-grown male Wimbledon Champion: It's absolutely fantastic.

He always in his heart of hearts believed he could win the tournament.He had the huge disappointment of losing the final 12 months ago but knew he could do it.Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, the Queen, Sir Chris Hoy, Fred Perry's daughter, Penny, Mayor of London Boris Johnson, WTA players Laura Robson and Victoria Azarenka, and Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, were also among those who paid tribute.

[20][21] It also even made front-page headlines on Serbia's two biggest newspapers, Blic[22][23] and Politika,[24] and also dominated the sports sections of The New York Times in the United States[25] and Australia's Sydney Morning Herald.