Former British No 1 Tim Henman believes Andy Murray can consolidate his position at the top of world tennis and is now the man to beat.Murrays climb to world No 1 was confirmed on Saturday when semi-final opponent Milos Raonic was forced to withdraw from the Paris Masters tournament due to a leg injury. Murray becomes world No 1 Andy Murray has become the worlds No 1 tennis player for the first time Murray takes on John Isner in Sundays final, live on Sky Sports 3 from 2pm, but Novak Djokovics quarter-final exit at the hands of Marin Cilic has seen the Scot reach the summit and Henman feels he can stay there. Henman told BBC 5 Lives Sportsweek programme: For me, Andys going to be the player to beat. Serving his apprenticeship and waiting for his moment, I do feel this is his moment.Hes going to be number one on Monday and I really hope he can go on and finish the year well at the O2 (at the ATP World Tour Finals) to finish the year as No 1 and build on it for next year and beyond. Andy Murray says hes proud after becoming the world number one, replacing Novak Djokovic after 122 weeks But as we know in sport, especially tennis with the number of events there are in a calendar year, things can change very quickly.But if Andy stays fit and healthy I see him being the dominant force moving forward.Murrays rise to the top has been built on his ability to bounce back from huge disappointments, according to proud mum and former coach Judy Murray.Her son lost all of his first four Grand Slam finals and Judy is convinced that just made him stronger. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. He has incredible fighting spirit and resilience and over the many years, through the juniors and senior tour, you have to be able to enjoy the successes, and that is easy, she said.But recovering from the defeats that really hurt you, like the grand slam finals for example, these are really tough to overcome because youre right up at the top.Thats when its important to have a very strong network of people around you, who can help you and support you and encourage you, but from a very young age hes always been one of those guys who, if he suffers a defeat that hurts him, he comes back stronger.It just made him want to work harder. Andy Murrays won the US Open and two Wimbledon titles but his former coach Mark Petchey sees his rise to number one spot as his greatest achievement Jamie Delgado, part of Murrays coaching staff, said the 29-year-old has never stopped improving.Its incredible what hes done, Delgado said. Hes always been an amazing talent. I remember hearing about him when I was still playing, this young kid from Scotland.I remember seeing him play for the first time and to watch his progress from juniors to seniors - its just been constant improvement every single year and its been incredible to watch really.He just so deserves it, really, really deserves it.Former world No 1 and 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer was quick to acknowledge Murrays achievement.We have a new (king) in town, the Swiss said on his Twitter account. Congrats Sir @andy_murray.Check our game-by-game updates from Andy Murray v John Isner from the ATP Paris Masters final and then follow his progress at the ATP World Tour Finals from London skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis.Also See:Murrays finest achievementMurray becomes world No 1Murray proud of No 1 rankingMurray worthy of top spotPhil Jones Jersey . 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If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency.Cronulla halfback Chad Townsend dismisses the notion the club is on the wane following their NRL premiership breakthrough, insisting the sky is the limit for the next few seasons.While celebrations following their maiden title triumph are still going at Sharkies Leagues Club, questions are being raised about their ability to stay at the top.Coach Shane Flanagan will spend the summer working out how to replace retiring hooker Michael Ennis after the veteran No.9 had proved the catalyst to their grand-final breakthrough.He has a host of options in under 20s player of the year Jayden Brailey, Wests Tigers import Manaia Cherrington and utility Nu Brown, however bookmakers are already expecting their stocks to fall next year.They have been installed on the fourth line of betting by bookmakers behind North Queensland, Brisbane and Melbourne for the 2017 title because of queries about instability in their spine.However, Townsend was having none of that argument, saying their premiership window wasnt about to be shut, talking up their chances of becoming the first back-to-back title winners since Brisbane in 1992-93.ddddddddddddLosing Michael is going to be a big loss for us but weve got a young hooker named Jayden Brailey, Townsend said.Its going to be exciting for him.Our backline are all young - they can score tries. 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