Seventeen-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer, has saluted "extraordinary" Andy Murray for outperforming Serbia's Novak Djokovic and turning into the new World number one.
A month ago, Murray deposed Djokovic to acquire his first title at the ATP World Tour finals and ensured he remained No. 1 until next season.
By completion Djokovic's 122-week rule, Murray additionally turned into the second-most seasoned player since John Newcombe in 1974 to make a big appearance at World No. 1.
The 29-year-old Briton scored up a sum of nine titles this year, including a moment Wimbledon title and a moment Olympic singles gold in Rio de Janeiro.
"I was exceptionally shocked in light of the fact that when a person begins a season the way Novak does, accomplishes his fantasy by winning the French and his fourth Slam in succession, obviously there's no chance to get on the planet that anyone, even the players, begin thinking another person could really complete No. 1," Sport24 cited Federer as saying.
Then again, Djokovic secured the current year's Australian and French Open before the Serbian's season went off base.
He made a third-round exit at Wimbledon, a first-round resentful about the Rio Olympics and last thrashing to Stan Wawrinka at the U.S. Open before losing the numero one positioning to Murray.
Making light of Djokovic's dunk in shape, Federer demanded that the Serb didn't play too seriously in the second-50% of the season and he rather just neglected to perform unprecedented which Murray did.
"Novak, let's be realistic, really didn't play too terrible in the second half. He won Toronto. He played finals in numerous different competitions: U.S. Open, the World Tour Finals. You would surmise that would have been sufficient, however what it required was something phenomenal, and Murray could convey that, and that is the place I take my cap off," he included.
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