Britain's Andy Murray poses holding the ATP World No.1 trophy after winning the final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on November 20. Photo: CFP
Andy Murray has finished the year as the World No.1
Justin Jones Black Jersey , overcoming current No.2 Novak Djokovic in the final match of the season to maintain his place at the top of the standings. Aside from coming through the unprecedented situation where the year ended with a meeting for top spot, Murray had only become the first-ever Briton to reach the summit of men's tennis earlier this month, so it has been a truly remarkable year - in an already remarkable career - for the Scot.
Such is his achievement this year - in which he took the top ranking, won Wimbledon for the second time (just three years after ending the 77-year wait since Fred Perry for a British men's singles champion), become the first person to defend an Olympics singles title - that he is being
Rayshawn Jenkins Black Jersey , rightly, discussed as the greatest British sportsman of all time.