US Open champion Andy Murray has arrived back on home soil to cheers following his historic win in New York which saw him become the first British man to win a grand slam in 76 years.
Murray flew into Heathrow's Terminal 5 at around 9am with girlfriend Kim Sears and was greeted by British Airways staff and excited members of the public.
The Scot beat Novak Djokovic over five sets in the US Open final on Monday night to finally bring an end to his grand slam hoodoo and see him leapfrog Rafael Nadal to third in the world rankings.
Murray, dressed in jeans and a hooded top, was photographed by waiting media and posed for pictures with holidaymakers and airport staff as he collected his luggage.
The US win completed a successful few months for the 25-year-old, who followed a Wimbledon final with Olympic gold.
Following his US victory Murray hailed the effect Britain's magical sporting summer has had on the country.
He said yesterday: "Being around the Olympics and seeing how the nation came together, from the public to the athletes to the press, everyone was just right behind it.
"Sport has been this huge part of my life since I was a kid and it's been the best summer of sport in my lifetime and I'm sure in most people's. It's been so much fun and I'm just happy I was able to contribute towards it."
It is not yet known whether Murray will take part in a parade for Scotland's Olympic athletes in Glasgow on Friday.
Having suffered heartache in a grand slam final on four previous occasions there were many who feared the Scot's time would never come.
But now he has broken his duck, his coach Ivan Lendl, who was also defeated on four occasions in a major final before winning his fifth, is hopeful his charge can add more grand slams to his collection.
"I'm very happy for him. It's a great achievement for him and let's hope he can continue and rack up many more," said Lendl, who joined the Murray team last December.
"You can help somebody for a very short period of time. However, it takes more than that. You cannot help somebody in one week, you cannot do that in one month and hopefully we are not anywhere near where Andy can be."
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