Andy Murray is the deserving world no.1 The Briton got to the top of the rankings after a spectacular performance especially in the second half of 2016. This is a fact that in a way John McEnroe tries not to fully endorse after saying that Murray “has always been top four, but it’s been a distant fourth. In a way, he’s still a distant fourth.”

Not in the last year. MURRAY

A very lucid Murray replied to the American’s allegations saying

“I’ve always been behind them in the rankings. If you look at the titles and everything those guys have won, I mean, I can’t compare myself to them.

There’s maybe one or two things that I have done that they won’t have but for the most part, I would have been fourth. That’s if you look at a whole career.

But it’s not true of the last year because I’m ranked No. 1 in the world. I’ve been better than them for the last 12 months, that’s how the ranking systems work. It took me a long time to get there.

It’s not true of the last year but in terms of the career as a whole, then I would if I could swap careers with those guys I obviously would because they’ve won a lot more than me.”

Andy is about to start his bid to the 6^th title in Queen’s. He will do it as a legit world no.1; all the others are still behind him.