Completely agree. Yes, even his most loyal supporters would agree that he's not having a great year. But it comes after his best year, rankings-wise and DC-wise ... so who's to say that things couldn't turn around again equally quickly? His choice how he evaluates things - not ours. And the reality is that off the court, he's had rather a tough year, which may well have affected results. The death of his coach must have hit hard. He's off the DC squad, replaced by the surging young players, which can't be pleasant (though he can still recall that when push came to shove, if they'd gone to the fifth match in Ghent, he would have been playing!) I can't imagine how it would feel to be holding the DC trophy, the only non-Murray to have contributed a point ... and then three months later not even to be on the squad. And because he's older than the other GB singles players who are at his level, he seems not to have the supportive camaraderie that many of them have to help out. Indeed, his path often seems quite solitary. So a lot to work through. But the talent is still there.

He can take refuge in the fact that there were people (not on this forum) who when Mr Murray was out of the top 10 were opining like mad that he should give up now, was a spent force, would never recapture confidence and skill, etc.