Murray jokes on being bottom in days from entering top 10 to reaching World No.1: "I think that's called perserverence"

Andy Murray's career has been built on hard work that saw him stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the most talented tennis players of all time.

Most including Murray himself would agree that he was the last in terms of talent out of the big four but his work ethic saw him stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them for many years on the Tour. He truly became the best possible version of himself by doing everything that it takes.

It's not been an easy journey for Murray but it's been a worthwhile one. A stat posted on Twitter by a tennis reporter showed Murray as the player that needed the longest time from entering the top 10 to become number one. It took Murray 3493 days which is by far the longest out of all players listed.

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Federer for example took 623 days, Nadal, took 1211 days with Djokovic taking 1568 days. Carlos Alcaraz tops the list with only 140 days with Marat Safin a close second with 161 days. The British player joked about it on Twitter reacting to the list by writing:

"I think that’s called perseverance."

Andy Murray

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I think that’s called perseverance.

enrico maria riva

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