after a disappointing 2016 campaign, saville admitted that the pressure of expectation had gotten to him in the past, but was "finding his mojo" again after reuniting with former coach des tyson. despite his hopes, 2017 was a disaster year for saville, who posted just nine main draw singles wins on the challenger and futures circuit and failed to make it past the second round at any tournament. saville also failed to feature in a grand slam main draw since 2012. as a result, saville's ranking plummeted to 521 to close out the year, his worst year-end ranking since 2011. despite having a horror year in singles, saville managed to make seven challenger doubles finals in 2017, winning once. he finished the season ranked 130 in the world.