Andy Murray

Djokovic brought world No 1 Murray's 28-match winning streak to an end on Saturday to retain his Doha title in a three-set thriller.

The Serb star won 6-3 5-7 6-4 in a high-quality, action-packed match between the two best players in the world lasting almost three hours.

It was Djokovic's 25th career victory over Murray and he laid down an early-season marker against his great British rival, before the Australian Open later this month.

Gerald, the younger brother of former world No 8 Jurgen, played his part by handing the world No 1 a serious workout in two hours and 23 minutes.

A passive Murray dropped serve twice in the opening set and world No 68 Melzer saved eight set points with some brave hitting before the Briton took the opener during an intense tie-break.

He then got the break in the seventh game of the second set but failed to claim victory when serving at 5-4 as the 26-year-old left-hander Melzer forced a break of his own.

Farah and Murray are joined in being knighted by Paralympics equestrian great Lee Pearson, while Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger have been made dames.

Murray ended a sensational 12 months on top of the tennis world after claiming his second Wimbledon title over the summer.

He also successfully defended his Olympic Games title in Rio and his victory at the ATP World Tour finals in London last month meant Murray won the last five tournaments he participated in to take home more than £13.3m in prize money.

The victory brought Murray his sixth ATP title of a memorable 2016.

The Scot, 29, also added his second Olympic and Wimbledon titles on his way to the top of the rankings.

On Monday he will be officially confirmed as Britain's first singles number one since computerised rankings were introduced in 1973.

Murray's ascent was confirmed by Milos Raonic's withdrawal from Saturday's semi-final with a leg injury, but the hype around his accomplishment did nothing to knock his concentration.

"These last few months have proved that to me.

"I may never get another chance to be number one, so I'll give it my best shot to do that while I have the opportunity."

What's the deal?

Murray is closing in on the current world number one Novak Djokovic on the Emirates ATP Race to London. He trails the Serb by 915 points.

His comments that he "can get there" came in the wake of beating Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters.

Edmund beat Roberto Bautista Agut earlier in the day to book his place in the last eight having qualified for the tournament over the weekend, and Murray ensured they will meet for a second time this season with a straight sets victory over Kuznetsov.

Andy Murray defended his men's singles title at the Olympics, overcoming Juan Martin del Potro in a thrilling final at Rio 2016 on Sunday.

The Brit became the first player to win back-to-back singles gold medals thanks to his 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory at a loud Olympic Tennis Centre on Sunday.

The world number two won the match in Melbourne 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-3.

With Murray's compatriot Johanna Konta reaching the last four in the women's draw earlier today, Britain has two representatives in the semi-finals of a grand slam for the first time since 1977.

It is the sixth time Murray has advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament.

He was forced to scrap for almost every point but finally subdued his eighth seed rival after three hours and 20 minutes of gruelling baseline tennis in Rod Laver Arena.