After a career-best year in 2016 it's been a real struggle this year so far for Andy, who has just lost early in the Italian Open (one of the nine titles he won last year).

I'm told that the elbow injury which saw him sidelined earlier in the year is still affecting his ability to get real power into his first serve, but his confidence is clearly an issue too.

Djokovic's struggles also continue and I notice he sacked his entire coaching team last week.

I do wonder if motivation for both players may not be what it was. After reaching the world No 1 spot Andy can't climb any higher, while Djokovic's demise began almost as soon as he completed the Grand Slam set by winning the French Open last year (although marital troubles have also been alluded to as a contributory factor).