Summary Scot looks to crown the best year of his life by cementing his place on top of the world rankings
LONDON (AFP) - Andy Murray insists he won t rest on his laurels after becoming world number one as the Scot looks to crown the best year of his life by cementing his place on top of the world rankings.
Murray ended Novak Djokovic s reign as the world s top ranked player last weekend, but he must match or better the Serb s performance at the ATP Tour Finals to finish the year in pole position.
The 29-year-old has enjoyed an incredible 11 months in which he has won Wimbledon for the second time, claimed a second Olympic singles gold medal and become the first British man to be number one since the inception of the ATP rankings.
Perhaps most significantly, he also became a father in February when his wife Kim gave birth to their daughter Sophia.
After winning the Paris Masters last weekend, Murray s golden year can reach a fitting climax at London s O2 Arena next week if he keeps defending Tour Finals champion Djokovic from regaining top spot.
And the Scot is adamant nothing has changed in his mentality now he is the number one, especially with his notoriously demanding coach Ivan Lendl reunited with him this week.
"Ivan congratulated me on getting to number one on the phone, but then he started talking about what we were going to do to prepare for this event," Murray told reporters in London on Friday.
"When we got here it was back to work on the things we are trying to improve. I like that. It s good.
"I don t want to spend time discussing what s happened in the last few months. I want to keep getting better.
"That s what I ve always tried to do. I don t feel any different."
After spending so long in the shadow of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Murray could have been forgiven for using his rise to number one to herald his right to be regarded as the equal of those legends.
