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Murray's golden year

  1. Image: Ivan Lendl took over as Andy Murray's coach at the start of the year.
  2. Image: The year began with a win, a 22nd title at the 2012 Brisbane International.
  3. Image: Unfortunately Murray couldn't go all the way at the Australian Open, losing to Novak Djokovic in a four hour, 50 minute semi-final.
  4. Image: At the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Murray beat Djokovic in the semis but lost in the final to Roger Federer.
  5. Image: Back spasms hindered the Murray's performance at the French Open and the Scot endured a quarter-final exit at the hands of David Ferrer.
  6. Image: Still struggling, Murray suffered an opening round defeat against World No. 65 Nicolas Mahut at Queen's Club Championships.
  7. Image: But he was never going to miss Wimbledon and, in the latest finish on record at the championships (11:02pm), Murray saw of Marcos Baghdatis in round three.
  8. Image: In the semi-finals at SW19, Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets to become the first Brit to reach the Men's final since Bunny Austin (1938).
  9. Image: But an emotional Murray suffered heartbreak at the hands of Roger Federer in the final despite winning the opening set.
  10. Image: Redemption was not long in coming, though, Murray exacting revenge on Federer by beating the Swiss maestro to take Olympic gold back at Wimbledon.
  11. Image: In the mixed doubles, Andy Murray and Laura Robson made it to the final but lost to Belarussian pair Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi, settling for silver.
  12. Image: The Scot returns home with a gold and silver from the Olympic Games, the first British man to win an Olympic singles gold since Josiah Richie in 1908.
  13. Image: Murray started his US Open campaign with a 6-2 6-4 6-1 first round victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr at Flushing Meadows.
  14. Image: Murray dropped a set in his third round win over Feliciano Lopez, however, three tie-breakers helped him progress 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6.
  15. Image: He brushed aside Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round before coming from a set down to topple Marin Cilic following a slow start.
  16. Image: Murray again had a slow start against Tomas Berdych in the semi-final, dropping the first set 5-7 before he secured a 6-2 6-1 7-6 win.
  17. Image: Fired up for the final, he made history with a memorable five-set win over Djokovic in New York.
  18. Image: Murray showed off the trophy following his dramatic 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 triumph.
  19. Image: Murray won the first set against Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals before he slipped to a 4-6 6-3 7-5 defeat in the round robin stage.
  20. Image: The ATP World Tour Finals ended in disappointment at the semi-final stage for the world number three as he lost to Roger Federer.