Andy Murray has clearly taken to life as a married man – he’s been in red hot form since he and Kim Sears got hitched in April.
And his Wimbledon rival Novak Djokovic has been better than ever since he and Jelena Ristic had their first child at the end of last year.
So do athletes’ personal lives really have an impact on their on-court form? Clinical sports psychologist Dr Victor Thompson talks us through it.
He explains how big life changes can have a positive impact on court – and it looks like he might be right…
Murray overcome scorching heatwave conditions to clear the first hurdle in his quest for a second Wimbledon title – and his first as a married man – yesterday.
The world number three beat Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan in straight sets in his opening game at SW19 in two hours and 13 minutes.
And Djokovic, the world number one, beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straights sets on Monday. He will go on to face Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the second round later today.
Source: SNAPPA
