This time there were tears of joy as the Scot defeated world number one Roger Federer in straight sets on Centre Court.
Victory was all the sweeter as it came on the same hallowed ground where his opponent defeated him last month.
But there was little time to savour the moment. Murray, 25, then faced the mixed doubles final with Laura Robson,18. The British pair took silver after losing out in a champions tie-break to Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Murray’s performance was the stand-out moment in another day of Olympic glory for Team GB – taking our gold medal haul to 16, with 37 medals in total, leaving us in third place in the table.
Ben Ainslie, 35, became the most decorated sailor in Olympic history after scooping his fourth successive gold.
And last night Christine Ohuruogo took silver in the 400 metres.
Magnificent Murray became the first Briton to win two Olympic tennis medals in a day since John Pius Boland in the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. In an awesome display of strength and passion he stormed to an incredible 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 triumph over the Swiss legend.
Roared on by 15,000 supporters Murray became the first Briton to win gold in the men’s singles since Josiah Ritchie claimed the title during the London Games in 1908.
Murray clambered through the crowd and climbed into the players’ box to celebrate his victory – in a style reminiscent Eighties champion Pat Cash.
With tears welling up in his eyes he leapt into the arms of girlfriend Kim Sears.
There were hugs for father Willie, members of his coaching team, mixed doubles team-mate Robson and finally mother Judy – who has played a huge part in his success. All were in floods of tears.
After stepping off court Murray, from Dunblane, told how he had been spurred to victory by watching athletics heroes Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah scoop sensational golds in the Olympic Stadium on Saturday night.
He said: “It’s number one for me – the biggest win of my life. This week’s been incredible. I’ve had a lot of fun. The support has been amazing.
“The crowd are unbelievable. It’s not just here but at all the events. I watched the athletics. It was amazing – it gave me a boost. The way Mo Farah won… I do 400m repetitions in my training and when I’m completely fresh I can run it in 57 seconds.
“His last lap after 9,600m was 53 seconds. It’s just unbelievable fitness.”
Murray told how even he was surprised by his victory.
“It is amazing to be Olympic champion. I didn’t expect it at the beginning of the week.
“I’ve had a lot of tough losses in my career and this is the best way to come back from the Wimbledon final. I will never forget this.”
