Sunday’s thrilling ATP World Tour Final saw Andy Murray securing the ATP World Tour Finals title and the states of being the world number one to cap off an astounding season for Andy Murray.

The sell-out O2 Arena was the host to 17,000 spectators who watched Andy Murray defeat the five-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.  With this win, Andy Murray will be able to continue his 24-match winning run into 2017.

Andy defeating Djokovic on Sunday meant that Andy brought an end to Djokovic’s four-year championship run at ATP World Tour Finals. Andy also denied Djokovic of equalling Roger Federer’s record of six ATP World Tour Titles.

How the storybook ending for Andy unfolded?

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Djokovic headed into the final with an advantage over Murray as Murray played more hours of tennis in the tournament. However, it was Djokovic who looked the more exhausted as he made 30 unforced errors which is surprising for his skill set.

Andy looked nerves at the start of the match as he double faulted twice on his serve. When he started to find his rhyme in the match; he was able to break Djokovic’s service game to make it 3-3 after Djokovic missed an easy smash and sent the ball wide and long.

Murray was able to break Djokovic’s service game again to make it 5-3 after Andy accurately played a forehand into the corner of the court. A game later Andy took the set after 46 minutes of play.

Murray was in his element in the second set while Djokovic was continuing to make errors. This allowed Murray to break Djokovic’s first two service game to lead 4-1, however the four-time champion started to fight back.

Djokovic was able to break Andy’s next service game and was easily able to hold his serve to make it 4-3. Murray regained his composure by holding his serve to lead 5-3 and to move within a game of the championship.

There was so much tension on the final game that the crowd was unable to take their eyes off the match. In the final game, Andy had the chance to win the championship twice with two match points. Djokovic was able to save these match points until he hit a forehand too wide on the third match point, to crown Andy as champion and world number 1.

Player’s reactions on the final

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When Murray went to collect his trophy, he added “it’s a very special day, it’s been a tough rivalry. I’ve lost many of them but obviously I’m happy I’ve got the win today. To finish the year No. 1 is very special. It’s something I never expected.”

Djokovic stated that Andy was clearly the better player by saying “Andy is definitely number one in the world, he deserved to win. He is the best player.”

Djokovic added “in the decisive moments, I wasn’t able to come back. I played better late in the match but it wasn’t enough.”