PARIS, Nov 6 — How Twitter saw Andy Murray's rise to world number one ranking yesterday:

“You've come a long way baby”

— Judy Murray, his mother, alongside a big number one and love heart beside a photo of the two during his junior days.

“We have a new king in town. Congrats Sir @andy_murray.”

— Roger Federer

“Congratulations to @andy_murray on becoming World no.1. For me, Scotland's greatest ever sportsperson."

— Cyclist Chris Hoy

“Congrats to @andy_murray on being the new world number 1! Much deserved accomplishment for him, and glad he got there. Long time coming!” 

— Andy Roddick, US former world number one

'Congratulations @andy_murray on No.1! You worked so hard to get there the looong way. You are a true inspiration!'

— Petra Kvitova, two-time Wimledon champion

“@andy_murray = World number 1 ! So well deserved for this great man... Well done Andy and team Murray !”

— Former coach Amelie Mauresmo

“A remarkable journey of heartbreak, perseverance, hard work and success to make it to #1. Well done Andy. Never stopped believing & pushing.”

— Former coach Darren Cahill

“11.5 years as a professional, 798 matches, 42 career titles, 1 sporting pinnacle reached, @andy_murray is the new world No.1!”

— Wimbledon official account

“What @andy_murray has achieved in the sport of tennis with the weight of British expectation on his shoulders is nothing short of Herculean.”

— Fellow British player Liam Broady

“He's got there!!!! The New World Number 1!!!! What an achievement, what a player..well done Andy no one deserves it more...”

— Murray's current coach Jamie Delgado

“@andy_murray u the man.”

— Australian star Nick Kyrgios

“Congratulations to @andy_murray on becoming World number one. A phenomenal achievement in a truly global sport, in its most competitive era.”

— Former England footballer Gary Lineker

“Is being World #1 an automatic knighthood for #AndyMurray??? #SirAndyMurray.”

— Tennis TV pundit Rob Koenig

“Andy freakin Murray!!! It's about damn time... World #1 babyyy☝��#oosh.”

— Fellow British player Heather Watson

“Hard work always pays off!!!!His turn has arrived @andy_murray !!!Amazing achievement,an example of discipline and determination.”

— Romanian tour player Sorana Cirstea

“No better person to be #1 . Genuine, incredibly hard working, humble, down to earth, sincere person and great bloke. Congrats @andy_murray.”

— Australian player Matt Ebden — AFP