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Murray eyes World No 1 spot
- Updated: October 2, 2016
Andy Murray says he is aiming to finish his finest year yet with a flourish and possibly even unseat Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings.
The World No 2 has arrived in Beijing for this week’s China Open and could make up some ground on Djokovic, who is absent with a elbow injury.
The Serb has endured an unusually mixed second half to the season, giving Murray a chance of claiming top spot and the Brit, who has won Wimbledon, the Olympics and reached two other Grand Slam finals in 2016, admits that he would love to reach the top of the tree.
“I think obviously trying to reach number one is a goal,” said the 29-year-old.
“I think most of the players that are near the top of the game would like that.
“I’ve never been there and it’s something I would like to do for …