Twitter reacts to Andy Murray's rise to no. 1 in the ATP rankings

Official: Andy Murray is the new world number one. Raonic has withdrawn.
— Mike Dickson (@Mike_Dickson_DM) November 5, 2016

Congratulations to new world #1 @andy_murray what a journey to get there at 29
— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) November 5, 2016

BREAKING NEWS: @andy_murray is now world's No1 tennis player - official. Stunning achievement by a magnificent sportsman..and Arsenal fan.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 5, 2016

Congratulations @andy_murray for reaching the pinnacle of our sport- #1!!! And that's not a hash tag- that is #1:). 👍
— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) November 5, 2016

Andy Murray in 2016:

Becomes A Dad 👶
Rome Masters 🏆
Queen’s 🏆
Wimbledon 🏆
GB Flag Bearer 🇬🇧
Olympic Gold 🏅
China 🏆
Shanghai 🏆
World No.1️⃣ pic.twitter.com/zEayjEG4NZ
— SPORF (@Sporf) November 5, 2016

Huge congratulations to @andy_murray on becoming world no. 1!
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) November 5, 2016

World number 1! What an awesome achievement @andy_murray (congrats proud mum @JudyMurray) 😊
— Helen Glover (@Helenglovergb) November 5, 2016

Andy Murray number 1. 👍✅🇬🇧👊👏🎾
— Leon Smith (@LeonSmith) November 5, 2016

798 matches, 42 career titles, 2 Olympic golds. Showing strength, skill, passion & perseverance - @Andy_Murray is finally world tennis No.1. pic.twitter.com/kUXrQJCWGe
— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) November 5, 2016

Well done @andy_murray!! 🎉🎉🎉 Not bad for a wee boy from Dunblane.. We'd be honoured to have the world number 1 at one of our shows!
— Runrig (@Runrig1973) November 5, 2016

Our sport has a new number 1. Huge congrats to @andy_murray and his team🎾 #number1
— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) November 5, 2016

Congrats to @andy_murray on being the new world number 1! Much deserved accomplishment for him, and glad he got there. Long time coming !
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) November 5, 2016

A lifetime of hard work, sacrifice and dedication to achieve his finest hour congratulations to @andy_murray new World Number 1️⃣
— @markpetchey (@_markpetchey) November 5, 2016

Congratulations to @andy_murray on becoming world number 1. Years of hard work has paid off, lets hope he can stay there for a long as poss
— 23CarraGold (@GMPUNK88) November 5, 2016

It's no Djoke folks. World no1 at last. What a career. @andy_murray 🎾👊🏻💪🏻👏 #tennis
— BigCollyWolly (@BigCollyWolly) November 5, 2016

Excellent news for Andy Murray. Keep seeing the phrase "he spent 76 weeks as the world's number 2" though which has made me laugh.
— Liz Buckley (@liz_buckley) November 5, 2016

He's done it!! Andy Murray is officially the best tennis player in the world. What an incredible achievement. Congratulations #numberone
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) November 5, 2016

Well done Andy Murray! World number 1! 👏🏼👏🏼🎾
— Dan Clifford (@DanCliffordCTFC) November 5, 2016

You've come a long way baby 1️⃣❤️ pic.twitter.com/VEIVl6NsxA
— judy murray (@JudyMurray) November 5, 2016