Andy Murray’s No.1 pursuit gathers momentum with Vienna title
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Updated 30/10/2016 at 15:57 GMT
Andy Murray halted an inspired Jo Wilfried Tsonga to win the Vienna Open title and close the gap on world number one Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings.
Andy Murray of Great Britain (R) poses with the winner's trophy
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Murray fended off the Frenchman to come through 6-3 7-6(6).
The 29-year-old could usurp the Serb as early as November 7, although that scenario would rely on him winning the Paris Masters title next week and his rival crashing out before the final.
Murray looked on course for a routine victory after wrapping up the opening set and breaking immediately in the second, but Tsonga suddenly found his groove and broke back to force a tie-break.
The pair were evenly matched in the breaker, but some sublime hands from Murray at the net created a championship point – one he took with aplomb by firing down an ace.
The Brit’s charge was aided by a semi-final walkover against David Ferrer on Saturday, while Tsonga was pushed to a third set tie-break by Ivo Karlovic.
Murray has been hugely consistent in 2016, winning Wimbledon and the Olympic Games – albeit the latter yielded no ranking points – and reaching finals at the Australian and French Opens.
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