Andy Murray cements his number one status in style

World's best tennis player caps extraordinary year with crushing victory over Novak Djokovic in ATP World Tour Finals

Andy Murray
Andy Murray poses with his trophies after beating Novak Djokovic on Sunday, sealing his victory as world number one 
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Andy Murray's spectacular triumph at the ATP World Tour Finals has been hailed as proof he's is the world's best tennis player - and that he can lay claim to being Britain's greatest-ever sportsman.

The Scot beat Novak Djokovic, the man he has usurped at the top of the rankings, 6-3, 6-4 at the O2 Arena on Sunday despite fears his gruelling journey to the final would leave him exhausted.

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