Novak planning to relax and reload

Handing out chocolates to the media has become a year-end tradition for Novak Djokovic at the ATP World Tour Finals, but there was no doubting the latter half of the 2016 season has been anything but sweet for the once all-conquering Serb.

A winner at the London finale for four straight years, on Sunday the 29-year-old from Belgrade was facing up to the fact he will be heading for his winter break without the season-ending title or the world No 1 ranking.

While Andy Murray swooped to snatch both of those accolades away, more worrying for Djokovic is how he has struggled to battle the demons and doubts in his own head, leaving him without a title since July.