Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic dropped outside the ATP Top 10 in the rankings released yesterday. Murray, 30, plummeted from third to 16th after not playing since July with a hip injury. The Scot's last appearance outside the Top 10 was in October 2014. The three-time Grand Slam winner last appeared on court at Wimbledon, losing in the quarter-finals to American Sam Querrey. Shortly after that he was nudged off the top of the world rankings by Rafael Nadal, who sealed the end-of-year top spot at the Paris Masters last week. Murray is due to face world number two Roger Federer in a charity exhibition match in Glasgow on Tuesday before he starts his preparations for the Australian Open by playing in Brisbane.

Novak Djokovic with Andy Murray after the French Open final at Roland Garros in Paris last year which the former won. Pic/AFP