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Great Britain's Andy Murray in action against Spain's Nicolas Almagro in the Men's Tennis Quarter-Final at the London 2012 Summer Olympics on August 02, 2012 in Wimbledon, London. UPI/Hugo Philpott

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Published: Aug. 5, 2012 at 11:20 AM

LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Andy Murray of Britain won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in men's singles tennis.

Murray recorded a surprisingly one-sided 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 victory over world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland.

The bronze medal went to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina, who defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the third-place match.

Topics: Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Juan Martin

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