ANDY MURRAY

Murray last featured at Wimbledon where he suffered a quarter-final loss to Sam Querrey and has taken the rest of the year off to recover from a hip injury.

Former world number one Mats Wilander believes despite the lack of success for the next generation, the experience of playing Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will prove crucial.

Federer backed Zverev, Shapovalov and Kyrgios to emulate members of the current big four after his win over Zverev at the ATP Finals in London.

Andy Murray lost the match 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 against Roger Federer but was delighted to have made a successful comeback four months after ending his 2017 campaign due to a hip injury.

Marin Cilic has given his assessment on whether Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer benefited from the 2017 absences of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

Hip and elbow injuries kept both players out of top form for a major part of the year.

Former British number one Tim Henman has offered Andy Murray advice for his game while praising Roger Federer after the duo played an exhibition match in Glasgow, Scotland.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Roger Federer's change in racket helped him compete with the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.

The Swiss star also gave Murray a Tam o' shanter cap to wear before beating the local legend in the charity event.

Federer and Andy Murray played a charity match for the Roger Federer Foundation's Match for Africa 3 earlier this year.

Former world number one Andy Murray is set to drop out of the top 10 of the ATP tennis rankings for the first time since 2014 due to his absence from the second half of 2017.

Roger Federer has reclaimed his spot as the top prize earner in tennis as he overtook Novak Djokovic and closed in on becoming the first player to make $110m in career earnings.

Federer does not believe he has set a trend that sees many a top player taking lengthy injury breaks in order to emulate the Swiss star's successful 2017 campaign.

Roger Federer could be set to regain his spot over Novak Djokovic as the top prize earner in tennis, should he win any of the next three events.

Andy Murray will play an exhibition match against Roger Federer in November before making his competitive comeback in January next year.

Former British number one Greg Rusedski believes Andy Murray will return to challenge for major honours but is concerned about Novak Djokovic.

Ex-coach Mark Petchey says the competition from Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka has made Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer even better players.

The likes of Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori will all feature in the Australian Open while Serena Williams is expected to defend her title.

Andy Murray has been urged to follow Federer and Nadal's example in terms of scheduling tournaments when he returns to action in 2018.

The future stars of tennis have underperformed in Grand Slams.

Nadal and Federer have won five titles apiece including two Grand Slams each in 2017.