The Scot has made the necessary improvements to his game and mentality in 2016 and, with rivals faltering, he can make his stay at the pinnacle a long one
Andy Murray has worked so hard to reach the top of his sport – which he marked emphatically by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Sunday – that he intends to stay there for as long as he can. There is every chance he will still be No1 in the world when he returns to defend his Wimbledon title next June and he may even be Sir Andy by then.
“When I was always fourth in the world, I never liked losing,” he said in the small hours after his 6-3, 6-4 win in an hour an 43 minutes at the O2 Arena to win his first ATP World Tour Finals and retain the world No1 ranking he took from Djokovic in Paris a fortnight ago. “But it didn’t have the same kind of impact because I wasn’t No1 and I wasn’t like holding on to something. Fourth place in the world is still great but it isn’t No1.
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