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- Updated: October 31, 2016
Becoming world No 1 would make Andy Murray Britain’s greatest ever sportsman, according to Mark Petchey.
Murray is within striking distance of the summit after triumphing in the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Sunday.
If Murray wins the Paris Masters this week – which you can watch live on Sky Sports – and current world No 1 Novak Djokovic does not reach the final, Murray will become the oldest player to reach the ranking summit since John Newcombe in 1974.
Sky Sports’ tennis expert Petchey, who coached Murray during the early stage of the Scot’s career, said: “I think it would be his greatest ever achievement. It would be amazing because it’s remarkably difficult to do.
“When you think of all the things he has to deal with; the different surfaces he has to play well on, playing well in a sprint version of the sport …
