Who said what: Top players react on Twitter to Andy Murray becoming the World No. 1

With a withdrawal for Milos Raonic at the BNP Paribas Paris Masters semi-final, Andy Murray has become the new World No.1. Twitter has been buzzing at the achievement ever since, with some of Murray’s most successful contemporaries speaking out – as well as a number of past players.

Here are some of the best:

We have a new in town. Congrats Sir @andy_murray

— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) November 5, 2016

Congratulations @andy_murray for reaching the pinnacle of our sport- #1!!! And that's not a hash tag- that is #1:).

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) November 5, 2016

Congrats @andy_murray for becoming the new #1 @ATPWorldTour ! Welcome to a very small club of members being the best in their profession...

— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) November 5, 2016

What a wonderful year for @andy_murray Congratulations on making history as the new #1

— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) November 5, 2016

Our sport has a new number 1. Huge congrats to @andy_murray and his team #number1

— Magnus Norman (@normansweden) November 5, 2016

Congrats to @andy_murray!!!!Well deserved!!!#Number 1

— Roberta Vinci (@roberta_vinci) November 5, 2016

Big congrats to @andy_murray for becoming world 1! Truly deserved! History maker

— victoria azarenka (@vika7) November 5, 2016

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

— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) November 5, 2016

Congrats to @andy_murray for becoming the new world no 1! It's been a long time coming, so well deserved!!

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) November 5, 2016

Haha @andy_murray remember this. pic.twitter.com/caMA1az19T

— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) November 6, 2016

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

— Liam Broady (@Liambroady) November 5, 2016

But tennis players weren’t the only ones to react:

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

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 5, 2016

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

— Chris Hoy (@chrishoy) November 5, 2016

Never playing with you again! How am I supposed to beat the #1 singles player in the world when no one else can do it. Congrats @andy_murray

— Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) November 6, 2016

Incredible achievement by an incredible man. Well done, @andy_murray - No. 1 tennis player in the world. https://t.co/oWdhkYDt5N

— Coldplay (@coldplay) November 5, 2016