Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were sorely missed throughout the game during their 2016 injury absences.But perhaps none more so than by Novak Djokovic, his?coach has suggested.Novak is a competitor at heart -- if I have one guy who has to play for my life, I would pick Djokovic. Thats how much I trust him, Boris Becker said in an interview with CNN. But he didnt have any opponents anymore. His time was with Nadal, with Federer.The Serb swept all before him in the first six months of 2016; after winning the Australian Open and titles at Qatar, Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid, Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam by beating Andy Murray in the French Open final in June.However, Murray managed to overturn a gap of more than 8,000 points to leapfrog Djokovic as No. 1 in the rankings by the end of the Paris Masters earlier this month.Andy was always the fourth guy, so [Djokovic] lost a little bit of his opponents, added six-time major winner Becker. Murray is showing something he hasnt shown before.The Scot claimed the year-end No. 1 ranking by crushing Djokovic for his first World Tour title Sunday in London. Djokovic and his camp were frustrated and disappointed, according to Becker, after the Serb committed 30 unforced errors in a straight-sets defeat.This could be possibly a turnaround for Novak Djokovics 2017, said Becker. As much as this loss is going to hurt him, its probably going to inspire him to be remotivated, re-energized for next year. Maybe it was a good thing in the end.Becker believes Djokovic was guilty of playing a bit casually in Shanghai and Paris but paid tribute to Murray, who won both tournaments during a personal-best win streak encompassing five titles and 24 matches.?His pinnacle was winning the French Open and winning four majors in a row, Becker said. Naturally, his motivation was a bit off afterwards. He really didnt know what the next big goal would be. 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After a historic and hard-earned point at Old Trafford, Burnley look to ride into the international break on a positive note Saturday when they face a sputtering Crystal Palace side looking for its defensive footing.Though both sides are on 11 points with identical 3-2-5 records, Palace holds the edge on goal difference. Yet the Clarets are the more in-form team at the moment with four points in their last two games, while the Eagles are trying to stop the rot and avoid a fourth consecutive defeat on the bounce.Burnley are back at Turf Moor after surviving a siege at Manchester United and scraping out a scoreless draw. Former United trainee Tom Heaton withstood a 37-shot barrage -- the most shots attempted by any team in the Premier League era -- and made 11 saves to become the first opponent to post a clean sheet at Old Trafford this season.Everyone put in a great shift leading from the back, defender Michael Keane told Burnleys official website. Against quality players youre going to get a lot of shots against you and Heats was fantastic with that.Obviously the fans and some of the staff and players know us from our time here, but we just had to focus on what was happening on the pitch and I thought that we dealt with it well.Despite the positives of gaining a point, manager Sean Dyche lamented his team didnt press forward with the man advantage it enjoyed the final 22 minutes after Ander Herrera was sent off for his second yellow card. Dyche is trying to instill a killer instinct the Clarets need to stay up for a second straight season.In the Championship we would have stepped all over them but we just looked a little bit unsure, he explained. I just think … when they go down to 10 men you need to smell blood and try and go for the three points, and thats where we nneed to grow now.ddddddddddddWhile Burnley successfully bunkered down at Old Trafford, Crystal Palace were torn asunder at home by Liverpool 4-2 last weekend. Though James McArthur twice pulled the Eagles level in the first half, the Reds were too fluid with the ball and too precise on set pieces to make those goals count.The result left manager Alan Pardew at a loss considering how good his team usually plays set pieces.It was a very difficult half for us but to concede two set plays is unusual for us and thats something we need to address, he said. Sometimes its difficult on the sideline or in the press box to feel what the players are sensing out there, and some of their play was so quick and fast it got us in a negative mindset.Palace may be relieved to face a Burnley side that has tallied just eight goals -- only last-place Sunderland have fewer -- after shipping seven to Leicester City and Liverpool the last two matches. McArthur, however, feels the team must improve all the way around to get back on track versus Burnley.Its not just the defence (that needs to improve), its all over, he insisted. We need to get better shapes to stop them playing through us. Set pieces are something were usually very good at, so we need to rectify that.Well go there, even though were not on a great run, with a belief that we can get three points.The teams have only met twice in the top flight back in the 2014-15 season. Palace rallied for a 3-2 victory at Burnley as Dwight Gayles goal on 87 minutes completed his brace and a fight back from two goals down. Ben Mee and Danny Ings had staked the Clarets to a 2-0 advantage just after the quarter-hour mark. ' ' '