Wimbledon 2014 - Andrew Castle

Wimbledon 2013 will always be remembered for the images of Andy Murray holding aloft the trophy after victory over Novak Djokovic. The heat, the sunshine and the sound of a crowd joyful at having seen sporting history. The final 15 minutes had been agonising, Murray had moved swiftly and comfortably into a 40-0 lead and was on the verge of achieving what no Britain had done in 77 years.

In the commentary box, alongside Boris Becker and Tim Henman, I wondered what Tim was making of this moment. On four occasions he had been in the semi-final of the championships and after what had seemed an inevitability, a final, never materialised. Such disappointment dealt with in such an admirable manner.

A short time later the atmosphere in centre court had changed. We witnessed the Djokovic we have come to respect, if not quite love yet. He refused to back down and made Murray's final step over the winning line the most difficult of the tournament.

At some point in the game I said that sporting immortality did not come easily. No joke.

If the Serbian had broken serve the match could have gone into a fifth set. He didn't. As the final point was won, I delivered the winning line and was immediately whacked on my left shoulder which was a bit off putting. Tim had leapt to his feet and was taking a picture of the scene laid out in front of us and had caught me on the way up. He was very excited. We all were. Boris always seems to carry within his eyes the memories of past personal sporting glories and we nodded appreciatively at Andy's triumph.

I was honoured to have had the best seat in the house for a great sporting afternoon and honoured too to have shared it with Boris and Tim. Paul Davies, my executive producer, had actually delivered one of the best lines of talkback I have heard in my 23 years of broadcasting when he said before the final game, in my ear only, "Andrew, if you say nothing at all in the next game it will be the best commentary you've ever done." He was right – only speak if you can add something. I do try to remember that in these days of vast swathes of coverage and media overload.

The audience figures for the Wimbledon final were impressive as you would expect. Over 17 million watched at some point. Over 70% of those watching TV in the UK were watching the match on BBC One and BBC Two, so from a professional point of view I was pleased with the job we did as a team. I still haven't watched the final back.

How different the tournament could have been if Fernando Verdasco had converted his 2 set lead into victory in the quarter final. Or if Jerzy Janowicz had won from a set all and 4-1 up in the third set of their semi-final. I'm glad they did the right thing!

Andy could certainly win again, he's so comfortable on grass and the crowd are worth a couple of games a set. All he's got to do is win seven matches in a row again. Can he dig that deep this year? I think so.