One day after securing the World No. 1 position in the Emirates ATP Rankings, Andy Murray added another first to his growing resume, defeating John Isner for his maiden title at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris. Murray prevailed 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 in a thrilling two-hour and 18-minute final. Murray claimed his eighth tour-level crown of the year and 43rd in total. He notched a 14th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title and joins Tim Henman (2003) and Greg Rusedski (1998) as British winners in Paris. "I'm happy that I managed to get there," said Murray. "I was pleased. I felt really nervous before the match and I didn't feel flat or anything like that, which that was the most...
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On Saturday, Andy Murray joined an exclusive club in becoming the 26th player to ascend to No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. While the 29-year-old Scot was elated, fans at the BNP Paribas Masters were left without a second semi-final after Milos Raonic was forced to withdraw due to a right leg injury. Enter the new No. 1 to save the day. After speaking to the packed crowd at the AccorHotels Arena, Murray gave three ball kids a moment they will never forget, stepping on the court for a 10-point tie-break with the trio. Murray will face John Isner for his first Paris title on Sunday. Appearing in his 64th tour-level final, he is vying for a 43rd crown...
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...
