How Andy Murray could become the world’s No1 tennis player in as little as two weeks…

AFTER an incredible 2016, including a second Wimbledon title win, Andy Murray could now become the world’s No1 tennis player in just two weeks.

That’s right, in no more than 14 days, the Dunblane ace, 29, could be sitting on top of the world, by overtaking Novak Djokovic.

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Currently No2 in the world after a phenomenal season, Murray looks set to be the world No1 – whether this season or next – before too long.

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Having burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old at Queen’s Club and Wimbledon in 2005, the Scot star claimed his aim was to cement his position as a top ten player in the world.

And now, having achieved that and more, Murray has gone on the record to say he would love to be the officially the world’s greatest player.

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Murray, who almost single-handedly won the Davis Cup for Great Britain in 2015, said: "It's definitely a goal. It's something I spoke to my team about.

"I think before I was motivated genuinely solely really by the Slams.

"Now I feel a lot more motivated throughout the whole year and at all of the events."

So how can Murray achieve the feat?

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The Brit star is currently 2,415 points behind top dog Djokovic in the world - more than the points on offer for bagging a Grand Slam.

That said, Murray could be the world No1 in just 14 days if things go his way, which is particularly incredible given the Scot began the year nearly 8,000 points behind his rival.

First of all, he needs to win the Erste Bank Open in Austria, with Djokovic opting to sit out the tournament.

That would reduce the gap to 1,915 points.

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A week later, if Djokovic should falter in the semi-final stages of the Paris Masters - and Murray stole the title - the gap would be cut to just 875 points.

On the very same day, the ranking points earned from last year's World Tour Finals are wiped from the record, meaning Murray would overtake Djok - and sit pretty as the world No1, clear by 225 points.

However, Murray is aware the feat would be a monumental one.

He said: "I'd have to win pretty much every match between now and the end of the year and Novak would have to win hardly any.

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"I want to try and get there, but I don't think doing that by the end of this year is that realistic."

It would require a particularly monumental effort given Djokovic's history at this stage in the season.

After all, the Serb star has won the Paris Masters three times in a row between 2013 and 2015 as well as the World Tour Finals all four of the past four years, 2012-2015.

However, Murray knows the world No1 spot is his to take - claiming April 2017 is his target, with Djokovic having plenty of points to lose.

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Having won the Masters events at Indian Wells and Miami in 2015, any slip-ups there would leave the door wide open for Muzza, particularly as the Brit ace himself only reached the third round in both tournaments.

Therefore, Djokovic earned 1,000 points for each, with Murray just 90.

So... Roll on 2017. Britain may finally have a world No1 player for the first time in the Open era, with Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski the previous best at No4.

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