Andy Murray Celebrates World No. 1 Spot With Maiden Paris Masters Title
Andy Murray celebrated his impending rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-4 victory against John Isner to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and his eighth tournament win of the season on Sunday Nov 06,2016
The Briton, who will take over from Novak Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, survived a barrage of aces against the towering American to win his 14th career Masters tournament.
The three-times grand slam champion gave little breathing space to Isner, who was hoping to clinch his first Masters title after two lost finals.
Andy Murray will be the top seed at the season-ending ATP World Tour finals at the O2 Arena in London from Nov. 13-20.
"Thanks to my team and my family who were commenting back home. This has been an incredible journey for me to get to the top of the rankings, I could have not done it without all of you," said Andy Murray.
The double Olympic champion entered the contest with a 7-0 record against Isner and his recent form, which had helped him to win six of his eight previous tournaments since losing the French Open final, suggested he would have the upper hand.
Andy Murray, who now has 43 titles to his name, broke in the sixth game on his first opportunity when Isner sent a backhand long.
The American, who served a total of 18 aces, had two chances to break back in the following game as he opened up a 40-15 lead.
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