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Murray wins Vienna title to close on No.1 spot

By AFP
30 October 2016   |   3:17 pm
Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot by winning the Vienna Open on Sunday.
Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts after the final match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the ATP Erste Bank Open Tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, on October 30, 2016. HANS PUNZ / APA / AFP

Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts after the final match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at the ATP Erste Bank Open Tennis tournament in Vienna, Austria, on October 30, 2016.<br />HANS PUNZ / APA / AFP

Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot by winning the Vienna Open on Sunday.

The 29-year-old Scot swept past Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in the final to earn his seventh title of the year.

The Olympic and Wimbledon champion can take over the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic if he wins next week’s Paris Masters and the Serb fails to reach the final.

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