Andy Murray defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was his first major title, following four runner-up finishes. Murray was the first Briton to win a singles major since Virginia Wade in 1977 and the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936. The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, an Open Era record-equaling US Open final duration, tying with the 1988 final between Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander.