Andy Murray’s Easy Path in Vienna Setting Up Battle for No. 1 Ranking

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Published: October 28, 2016

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Andy Murray has never had an easy time achieving legacy benchmarks, but the clouds have parted in Vienna as he furiously charges after Novak Djokovic’s No. 1 ranking.

The three-time major winner and current Wimbledon champion is not riding an epic streak, but he’s been consistent, opportunistic and optimistic. He can finally run down this dream if he takes care of business in Western Europe.

“When you talk about getting to No. 1, it’s not about individual tournaments, but a 12-month period,” Murray said, per ATP World Tour. “I want to be consistent and get to the latter stages of as many tournaments as possible. I’ve done that over the past few months and obviously I will try to do that over the next few tournaments.”

For a task that even the legendary hero Hercules would have shunned some five months ago, Murray has wiped away a points deficit that was over 8,000 points for a chance to get it down to 415 points this weekend.

He got here by winning titles at London’s Queen’s Club, Wimbledon, Beijing, Shanghai and, for good measure, the Olympics gold medal in singles.

Even though he has not been unbeatable, losing the Cincinnati final and falling in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, Murray continues to do what he has done for the last decade: Just keep plugging away and hoping that his Big Three rivals (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic) eventually wear down and give him his opportunity at No. 1.

The tennis gods have complied, and they have set him up to control his own destiny. It will either be a legacy-rewarding triumph or a cruel tease that ranks alongside King Tantalus’ eternal punishment.



         

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