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Murray cools knighthood talk
- Updated: November 22, 2016
Andy Murray has insisted he is too young for a knighthood after finishing the year as world No 1.
The 29-year-old defeated rival Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena on Sunday to cap off the finest year of his career to date.
It was a fitting finale to a brilliant season which saw him win a second Wimbledon crown, become the first man to win successive Olympic gold medals and end the year with 24 victories on the bounce, which was enough for him to overhaul Djokovic at the summit of the game.
Murray already has an OBE to his name, awarded after his maiden Wimbledon title in 2013, but there have been calls for a knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list – something the Scot thinks he may be too young for.
“It’s the highest honour you can get in this country,” Murray said. “But I don’t know, I feel like too young for …
