Murray ends Britain's 74-year wait for men's finalist at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England -- The shot? Stepping in to take that slicing, 117 mile-per-hour serve on match point, cracking it crosscourt and just clipping the sideline's edge? That was the easy part. Andy Murray knew it was good the instant string met ball, knew before anyone else in Great Britain on Friday that he had won and would play Sunday in the 2012 Wimbledon final. He let his racket fall from his hands then, brought balled fists to his eyes. But when he lifted his head, all was confusion.

The chair umpire had announced no winner. Fifteen thousand roaring throats at Centre Court had stopped dead: a linesman's arm had been extended, the ball called out. Murray walked to net, asked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga what he thought. "I really don't know," Tsonga said, grinning. "But I think it's wide."

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