After Andy Murray reached the pinnacle of the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time on Saturday, the tennis world came together to congratulate the Brit on social media. Andy Murray – Champion, Icon, Inspiration, History Maker, World No.1 pic.twitter.com/uBLiM6zfVS — British Tennis (@BritishTennis) November 5, 2016 British Davis Cup captain Leon Smith tweeted: Andy Murray number 1. 🇬🇧 — Leon Smith (@LeonSmith) November 5, 2016 Former No. 1 Boris Becker and current coach of Novak Djokovic said: Congrats @andy_murray for becoming the new #1 @ATPWorldTour ! Welcome to a very small club of members being the best in their profession... — Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) November 5, 2016 Magnus Norman, who ranked as high as No. 2 and is currently...
John Isner delivers a 'thunderbolt' of a forehand against Marin Cilic at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour
More than seven years after he first ranked No. 2, Great Britain’s Andy Murray will take over the No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday, replacing Novak Djokovic, who has held the top spot since 7 July 2014. Murray will now battle Djokovic for the coveted year-end No. 1 at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Murray was guaranteed to move to No. 1 for the first time as a result of reaching the BNP Paribas Masters final in Paris on Saturday. Djokovic had been No. 1 for the past 122 weeks since 7 July 2014, and 223 weeks overall. Murray, who has spent 76 weeks at No. 2 since first reaching the mark in 2009, is...
Watch highlights as Henri Kontinen and John Peers move into the Paris final over Marcelo Melo and Vasek Pospisil. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
John Isner has officially turned his season around. The American reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final of the season on Saturday, dismissing Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Masters semi-finals in Paris. Isner saved the only break point he faced and wasn't bothered on his first serve, winning 86 per cent of those points and hitting 18 aces. The unseeded Isner, who hasn't won a title this season, will go for his first crown of the year and his first Masters 1000 title against Andy Murray, who advanced to the final by walkover against Milos Raonic (right leg). “I took the court today with a lot of confidence. It's the first time all year coming...
