Murray to end 2016 as world No. 1

Britain's Andy Murray (L) poses with the ATP World Tour Finals trophy (L) with runner up Serbia's Novak Djokovic (R) after Murray won the men's singles final on the eighth and final day of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament in London on November 20, 2016 © Glyn Kirk / AFP

BELGRADE - British tennis player Andy Murray ended 2016 with a stunning 6-3, 6-4 victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic to win his first ATP World Tour Finals and retain his status as men's singles world number one.

Murray's success at the 02 Arena was his ninth title of the season and fifth in a row following victories in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris. He will now finish the year rated world number one, having gained the ranking from long-reigning champion Djokovic.

Beaten Djokovic, who had hoped to match Roger Federer's record of six titles in the end of season event, had no answer to...