It’s official: there is no finer tennis player on the face of this planet right now than Mr Andrew Barron Murray.
Ahead of his Paris Masters semi-final with Milos Raonic, Murray knew a victory would see him replace Novak Djokovic as the world number one, bringing an end to the Serbian’s 122-week reign at the top.
As it was, Murray didn’t even need to win a point. Raonic, who had injured his quad in the quarter-final win against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday, withdrew from the match at the last minute.
Clearly, this is quite an achievement for the 29-year-old, coming in the same year that he has won his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles, and so it came as no surprise that people were eager to pass on their congratulatory messages.
Just as predictably, the significant milestone for Murray was also an opportunity for just about everyone in the country with a social media account and a passing interest to make the same kind of comment they always make when Andy Murray has a bit of good news…
https://twitter.com/GeParrott/status/794918664013168640
It's funny how Andy Murray will change from being Scottish to British by the English now he's number 1
— Rob Clark (@robc_official) November 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/JackGrieves_/status/794919609023549444
https://twitter.com/dave_fowler/status/794909896525365248
You get the idea.
On the other hand, some people have clearly had enough of this particular ‘joke’…
https://twitter.com/cheesy_badgers/status/794913174571151360
If you're thinking of doing the Murray Scottish/British thing just stop and think. It wasn't funny in 2013 so imagine how unfunny it is now?
— Maximus Decimus (@MaxDecimus13) July 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/WeirAlistair/status/794919427343052800
Either way, congratulations to Andy Murray – Britain’s / Scotland’s (delete as appropriate) world number one.
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