Andy Murray beats Marcos Baghdatis at Wimbledon 2012 in Dramatic Match
Andy Murray stunned tennis fans on Saturday after a dramatic win at the 2012 Wimbledon tennis championships Saturday.
But his victory also draw complains from other fanatics as it ended 2 minutes past the time limit established for the tournament.
The British player defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 7-5 3-6 7-5 6-1 in a race against time. The game finished at 11:02 p.m.
According to the rules, at 11 p.m. play must always stop on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, no matter what the score. Murray made history today by winning as it became the latest ever finish the tournament.
"I was under the impression I was stopping at 11 (23:00 BST) regardless of what the score was - even if it was in the middle of a game. I am obviously glad I managed to get the finish. The atmosphere at the end was excellent," Murray told the BBC.
Had he not win, the players would have to play again Monday.
Some fans raved about the match on Twitter and Facebook:
"What a match Andy u can handled SOOO much pressure +won through. You are a joy to watch just beautiful tennis so talented. Just keep using that talent u WILL succeed," one user said on Facebook,
"I've heard of speed networking but @andy_murray has just invented speed tennis at Wimbledon. Incredible match," one user commented on Twitter today.
"Well done ANDY MURRAY!!! And Well Done to WIMBLEDON Officials for not being kill-joys and stopping game!! Awesome!!" another wrote.
But others complained that the match wasn't stopped as it should.
"In any other match they would have suspended the match at 11 p.m. rather suspicious they let it continue," one Facebook user wrote on the Wimbledon 2012's website comments section.
Despite the critics, Murray secured his place at the fourth round. He will play against Marin Cilic from Croatia on Monday at 1 p.m. local time (8 p.m. EST.)
