The Olympic and Wimbledon champion will take over the globe number one ranking from Djokovic if he wins next week’s Paris Masters and also the Serb fails to achieve the final.He also can take over high spot if he reaches the ultimate and Djokovic loses before the semis within the
French capital.
Murray took his recent run to fifteen straight victories, within which he has picked up the China Open and Shanghai Masters titles furthermore.He currently has forty two career titles and a second in capital of Austria, once additionally winning in 2014.
I think I played my best tennis of the tournament today,” said Murray, who praised Tsonga’s fighting spirit in the second set.
“Jo fought well and started playing a lot better. He was more aggressive and taking some more chances and making the shots.”
Murray broke early in each set before his only blip allowed the Frenchman and sixth seed to break back and level at 4-4 in the second set.
It was a 14th defeat in 16 meetings with Murray for Tsonga, whose run to the final did at least keep alive his slim hopes of reaching the season-ending World Tour Finals in London.
Tsonga said he would be happy to see Murray take the world number spot in Paris next week — on one condition.
“Next week you have a chance maybe to be the number one. I hope it’s going to be the case, except if I play against you in the final!”
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