Andy Murray's Wimbledon Years In Pictures (VIDEO)

From 2005-2013: Murray's Wimbledon Years In Pictures
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Andy Murray today embarks on his eighth Wimbledon campaign as he bids to become Britain's first men's singles winner since Fred Perry in 1936.

The Scot was the first Briton to reach the final in 74 years in 2012 but was defeated by Roger Federer in a four-set epic on Centre Court.

Murray returned to the same turf exactly four weeks later to claim Olympic gold against the same man and in August finally lifted his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows.

Three times a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, he is yet to defeat one of tennis's other "big four" members on grass as he embarks on his latest quest to reign supreme at the All England Club.

However Murray has played in some enthralling encounters, from the absorbing to the record-breaking.

Here we look back at the 26-year-old's SW19 years...

Andy Murray: The Wimbledon years
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Aged 18, Murray eliminates 14th seed Radek Štěpánek in 2005...
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And Murray mania begins.
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Next up was 2002 finalist David Nalbandian. Murray took a two-set lead before cramp struck...
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And the Scot bowed out in five...
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Sean Connery was impressed, though.
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2006: Murray claims his biggest scalp yet, beating 2004 and 2005 finalist Andy Roddick. He bows out to Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round.
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2008: After missing out in 2007 through injury, Murray comes from two sets down to defeat Richard Gasquet in an epic but is thrashed in the next round by the rampant Rafael Nadal.
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2009: Murray plays Stanislas Wawrinka in the first indoor match at Wimbledon...
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And defeats the Swiss in humid conditions.
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Murray reaches his first Wimbledon semi-final but is defeated by two-time finalist Andy Roddick.
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Eventual champion Rafael Nadal denies Murray an SW19 final berth for a second successive year.
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Familiar feeling: Nadal defeats Murray at the last four stage again in 2011.
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2012, and Murray beat Marco Baghdatis in a third-round thriller which became the latest finish for a match at Wimbledon.
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Third time lucky: Murray became the first Briton to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final since Bunny Austin in 1938 after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
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But grass court great Roger Federer wins his seventh Wimbledon title.
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And can't hold back the tears.
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2013: Time to go one better? (credit:Getty Images)