A YEAR OF PAIN FOR THE WORLD NUMBER 16

JAN 22, 2017

Diagnosed with shingles after shock defeat by world No 15 Mischa Zverev in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

MARCH 4

Returns to win the Dubai Championships, his only title of the year.

MARCH 12

Loses to Vasek Pospisil in the second round at Indian Wells. The world No 129 is the lowest-ranked player to defeat him since 2011.

MARCH 18

Elbow injury rules him out of the Miami Open.

APRIL 8

Sidelined with flu, Murray misses Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final defeat by France.

JUNE 9

Reaches French Open semi-final, his best Slam performance of 2017, but loses to Stan Wawrinka (left).

JUNE 20

Preparations for Wimbledon suffer a blow when he crashes out in the first round at Queen’s with defeat by world No 90 Jordan Thompson.

JULY 12 AUGUST 26

Five days after losing his No 1 ranking, hip problem forces him to miss the US Open.

NOV 6, 2017

Falls to 16th in the world, his lowest ranking since 2008.

JAN 2, 2018

Withdraws from the Brisbane Open, leaving his Australian Open participation in doubt.