Andy Murray admits that he spent much of the off-season plotting how to get the better of Novak Djokovic in 2016.

The Serbian comes into the new season on the back of an incredibly successful year, with Djokovic dominating his recent rivalry with Murray - winning 10 of their last 11 matches and beating the Scot at both the Australian and French Opens last year.

And Murray is not alone in being dominated in such a way, either. Rafael Nadal took just three games off Djokovic in the final of the Doha Open earlier this month - with Roger Federer losing three times to the Serbian in Grand Slams last year.

Djokovic is very much the man to beat in tennis right now, and Murray admits that he has spent time devising a way to bring him down.

"I think that's always really the case in the off-season," Murray said. "This off-season, yeah, maybe a little bit more.

"But it's not just him you have to win against. Roger last year, I didn't have a good record against him either.

"Yes, in practices there's things you'd look to do for matches against them, but also it's about looking at matches that you've played against them and understanding tactics and things that are happening in the match that you can maybe change as well.

"In practice, you're always trying to improve your overall game. It's about maybe looking at the videos of the matches and going, 'Oh, I could improve my serve here or improve my return'.

"It's not just for against them, it's against all the other players, as well."