Australian Open 2017: Top 5 contenders for the title

2) Andy Murray

Andy Murray has had the best season of his career so far

Now World No. 1, Murray was on a 28-match winning streak before Djokovic halted his run at the Qatar Open finals. The number 28 gives you an idea of the rich vein of form Murray's been in. He dethroned Djokovic at the top of the ATP rankings last year on the back of this incredible run, and kept that top rank to end the year.

Murray has been unable to break the finalist barrier at the Australian Open, finishing runners up five times, losing in the last two years to Djokovic himself in the final. Murray would be keen to set that record straight. There were also talks of Murray being lucky to have grabbed the top spot, owing to Djokovic's indifferent mental state, and the steady decline of Federer and Nadal.

For a player who has always been under the shadow of the other members of the "Big Four", this Australian Open is the perfect opportunity for Murray to potentially put an end to all those trolls that have been going around for the last few years, and to cement his place as one of the greats of the game, if he hadn't already. The fact that his credibility as the number one player in the world is at stake will only act as added motivation.