Andy Murray storms to Wimbledon title with convincing win over Milos Raonic

With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watching from the Royal Box, Murray put his head in his hands and pointed at the sky in delight, before throwing his racket into a jubilant crowd.

His victory in three sets means he has now won his third Grand Slam.

The crowd rattled the Centre Court rafters with a roar of appreciation for their hero, standing together to cheer and applaud his brilliance.

Murray seemed overcome by emotion as the enormity of his achievement dawned on him.

His wife Kim and mother Judy screamed their joy from Murray's box, with his coaching team hugging each other.

As the crowd chanted, "Let's go Andy, let's go!" he wiped away tears.

After being presented with the trophy Murray said he was "proud" to get his hands on it again after tough losses at Centre Court in the past.

He commended Raonic and his team on a well-fought campaign and apologised to them for his victory, saying: "Sorry about today, great job."

And his voice began trembling as he paid tribute to his family, saying, "I love all of you, thank you."

Asked by Sue Barker if he was going to enjoy the victory more than in 2013, he said: "Yeah, I am going to make sure I do.

"Last time I was so relieved - I was very nervous today as well - but just so much stress and pressure I didn't really get the chance to enjoy it.

"I will make sure I enjoy this one tonight, for sure."

Murray thanked the crowd, saying it was a pleasure to play in front of a Royal Box full of former players.

There were boos when he mentioned Prime Minister David Cameron, who was watching with his mother Mary.

But he defended Mr Cameron, saying: "I think playing a Wimbledon final's tough, I certainly wouldn't like being Prime Minister, it's an impossible job."

Murray had been pumped up from the start and he and Raonic got the final under way at a blistering pace, trading a fusillade of deep baseline shots.

Raonic's enormous serve - at one stage reaching 147mph - was a potent weapon, but Murray masterfully nullified it with his brilliant returns.

The Scot's experience was all too clear when he dug deep to get back seemingly impossible shots and undo some of Raonic's most dangerous attacks, forcing the younger man into errors.

Murray never let his energy levels drop, and his positivity was clear as he constantly pumped his fist and shouted "Come on" to himself after winning key points.

He broke Raonic's serve mid-way through the first set, eased past him in a second set tie-break, and let his superiority tell in the third.

When he saved two break points to hold his serve in the third, he roared with passion at his player's box, mother Judy and wife Kim leaning over the edge to scream their encouragement.

And as the players continued at 6-5 in the third, the crowd raised their cheers up a notch.

Raonic held his serve to force another tie-break but Murray marched his way to victory, every point drawing screams from his fans.

Mr Cameron and his mother watched on as the two men thrust and parried, along with London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the Royal Box.

Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper and his girlfriend Irina Shayk also watched the match from the box, along with Hugh Grant, Benedict Cumberbatch and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The crowd, partisan as ever, held their breaths at every drop shot and screamed their appreciation at beautiful passing play.

In the stands fans showed their colours, some wearing Union Jack flag outfits and tartan caps, others with tiny tennis balls dangling from hats.

But there was also plenty of support for Raonic, appearing in his first Grand Slam final, and as one fan shouted "Come on Andy", a woman countered "Raonic, Raonic, Raonic", bringing laughter from the crowd.

Some even showed their appreciation for Murray's mother, hollering: "We love you Judy!"

Despite his relative Grand Slam inexperience, Raonic never let his effort slip or his head go down, he was simply undone by the better player.