The victory was Murray's eighth ATP title of a memorable 2016 and a 14th Masters trophy in his career, which also prolonged his winning streak to 19 matches.

"He's the guy that everyone is looking up to right now," added Isner. "And he's been at the top of the game for so long. Whether it's 2, 3, 4 in the world, everyone knows how hard he works and how dedicated he is."

"He's a big inspiration to myself, and I'm sure he's a big inspiration to other players, as well," he said.

Murray's rising to world No. 1 ranking was confirmed Saturday by Milos Raonic's withdrawal from their semifinal clash with a leg injury.

He will be officially confirmed as Britain's first singles top-ranked player on Monday since computerized rankings were introduced in 1973.

The second oldest first-time No. 1 will now try to fight against Novak Djokovic for the year-end top spot at the Nov. 13-20 World Tour Finals in London after snapping the Serb's 122 weeks straight reign.

Adding his second Olympic and Wimbledon titles on his way to the top of the rankings, Murray has compiled a 59-5 match record since May, reaching 11 finals in 12 tournaments, winning seven of those.

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