TENNIS : ANDY MURRAY DETHRONES NOVAK DJOKOVIC AS WORLD NO. 1 !
The world of tennis will wake up Monday morning, with a new name on top of its helm.Tweet
Novak Djokovic is king, no more.
Andy Murray takes over as the new ruler.
After years of heartache and frustration, the 29-year-old Scot is finally on top of the world - for the first time in his career.
Andy Murray's ascent to World No.1 breaks Novak Djokovic's long running reign in tennis.
Djokovic had been the World No. 1, uninterrupted, since July of 2014, and had been the World No. 1, intermittent, for 221 Weeks, overall, since first becoming World No. 1 in 2011.
Andy Murray's long wait to become World No. 1, has lasted more than 7 years - a record in tennis - with him hanging fire as number 2.
The so-called Big Four in tennis - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and, Andy Murray, himself - had been dominating the sport for more than ten years, or so.
But Andy Murray is seemingly left behind, unable to break into the top - until now.
Though Andy Murray is a back-to-back Olympic Champion, and already has three Grand Slam Titles under his belt, it is still a far cry from Federer's 17 Grand Slam Titles, Nadal's 14, and Djokovic's 12.
And to think, this is Andy Murray's only first taste of being World No. 1.
While, needless to say, the other three had been all over it, countless times.
With age now seemingly catching up on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - and probably Novak Djokovic - the Big Four could be fading away with time.
And so with Andy Murray.
Murray's break as new World No. 1 came as he reaches the Finals at the Paris Masters, this weekend.
He went past Miloc Raonic who withdrew from their Semi-Final encounter, Saturday.
Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, could have still retained his crown as World No. 1, should he reached the Paris Masters Finals - just like Andy Murray did.
He was, however, eliminated by Marin Cilic in the Quarter Finals, Friday.
The biggest question now for Andy Murray is: for how long could he hold on as World No.1 ?
How many more Grand Slams in his sight?
Years of defeat and pain, from his nemeses within the Big Four, had certainly toughened the toughest in him.
Bring it on, Andy!
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Andy Murray becomes world number one after Raonic withdraws from Paris Masters https://t.co/opwghX2HkU— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) November 5, 2016
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.@andy_murray will become world number one.— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) November 5, 2016
Milos Raonic has withdrawn from the #ParisMastershttps://t.co/Mc318Gpwoh #bbcsportscot pic.twitter.com/VVEaWbvdZv
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We have a new 👑 in town. Congrats Sir @andy_murray
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) November 5, 2016
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Andy Murray takes over Novak Djokovic as world No. 1 after Milos Raonic withdrawal in Paris https://t.co/itOgHoslxY— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) November 5, 2016
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What an incredible achievement.— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 5, 2016
Andy Murray becomes world number 1️⃣
Watch his reaction: ➡️📺https://t.co/zCEgnZRaVP pic.twitter.com/1nlzPXLawq
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"You've come a long way baby". @andy_murray is number one https://t.co/LPIJsEmLzR— Sky News (@SkyNews) November 5, 2016
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.@andy_murray will become new World No. 1 on Monday after reaching #BNPPM final after #Raonic w/d with injury: https://t.co/Vbp0dCXamt #ATP pic.twitter.com/SJZmsbd8ea— ATP World Tour (@ATPWorldTour) November 5, 2016
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A 'proud' #AndyMurray achieves a life's ambition as he tops the tennis rankings for the first time. https://t.co/qiOPA1X6Xu pic.twitter.com/eXcm5SFaGR— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) November 5, 2016
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.@andy_murray becomes world number one. 🎾https://t.co/Mc318GH7fP#bbcsportscot pic.twitter.com/MlxOpE5UQf— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) November 5, 2016
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"I never thought I'd be number one in the world"— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 5, 2016
Read more from Andy Murray on his incredible achievement https://t.co/zCEgnZRaVP pic.twitter.com/h3JmsqlhLS
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Andy Murray says he feels "very proud" to become the first British singles player to be world number one.https://t.co/zCEgnZzzxf pic.twitter.com/A7p6uN7XnV— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 5, 2016
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Andy Murray – Champion, Icon, Inspiration, History Maker, World No.1 pic.twitter.com/uBLiM6zfVS— British Tennis (@BritishTennis) November 5, 2016
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Here's one for stats geeks - was Andy Murray overdue his world number one?— BBC Tennis (@bbctennis) November 5, 2016
📱 https://t.co/5SxawzquKH pic.twitter.com/FlmNuNdB2S
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April 2016: Jamie Murray becomes World No.1 Doubles player
— BigSport (@BigSportGB) November 5, 2016
November 2016: Andy Murray becomes World No.1 Singles player#BrotherGoals 💪 pic.twitter.com/uUFLbg9GRy
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You've come a long way baby 1️⃣❤️ pic.twitter.com/VEIVl6NsxA
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) November 5, 2016
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