The life of an injured tennis player is not an easy one. Take Andy Murray: aside from being a victim of Michael McIntyre for an episode of the comedian’s Midnight Gameshow, the former world No 1 has virtually disappeared from view since undergoing hip surgery in January.

Even his social-media feeds have been dormant: a deadpan expression while wearing a bright-coloured cake-shaped hat to commemorate his 31st birthday this month was one of only a handful of posts this year.

Yet each player’s mentality towards an enforced sabbatical is different. Svetlana Kuznetsova, for example, positively launched herself into an array of “fun things” while recovering from surgery on her left wrist last November, and is a firm believer that the time away has rejuvenated her for a push at the French Open over the next fortnight.

She will need every bit of that positive thinking, given she was handed a fiendish first-round draw – against Garbine Muguruza, the 2016 Roland Garros champion – but do not expect Kuznetsova to be fazed. Appearing on music TV shows, assisting Kim Clijsters with an escaped pig during a visit to the four-time grand-slam champion’s house in Belgium, Kuznetsova’s days away from the court were certainly colourful.