There is likely to be a hint of the video game Pong to Sunday’s Australian Open Men's final.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are such complete players, both in technique and athleticism, that the rallies may give off a computer generated air.
That’s not to say it won’t be fascinating though, as both men have much to fight for.
Djokovic’s record in Melbourne will certainly give him tremendous confidence.
The Serbian has lifted the Norman Brookes cup on four previous occasions, and has featured in four of the last five finals.
Ominously for Murray, two of those victories came at the Scot’s expense in the 2011 and 2013 finals.
If Murray really wants to disrupt his pre-match sleep, he can linger on the fact that he has lost to the Serbian in seven of their last eight matches, including all of last year’s encounters in Paris, Beijing, Miami and Flushing Meadows.
The man from Dunblane should not feel resigned to defeat however, as he has a few factors in his favour.
The first point in Murray’s favour is that both of his Grand Slam successes, at Wimbledon in 2012 and the US Open in 2013, concluded with a victory against the Serb.
Secondly, he has had an excellent fortnight Down Under. Ignoring the sideshow of his fiancée’s supposedly ‘explicit’ support and the pointless questions about coach Amélie Mauresmo’s credentials, the Scot has performed extremely well on the blue hard courts.
He had fine victories over Grigor Dimitrov and hometown hero Nick Kyrgios early on, before dispatching the formidable Tomas Berdych 6-7 6-0 6-3 7-5 in the semi-final.
Meanwhile, Djokovic hasn’t been at his imperious best in Melbourne. Straight sets victories over Fernando Verdasco, Gilles Muller and Milos Raonic in the earlier rounds have to be balanced against his lengthy, and erratic, semi-final display against defending champion Stan Wawrinka.
The Serb made 49 unforced errors to just 27 winners against the Swiss and admitted after the match that he did not play as well as he had envisioned.
Despite this, Murray feels like he is very much the underdog for tomorrow’s match.
"I know it's going to be extremely difficult to win the match tomorrow. I know if I want to win, it will probably be very tough and challenging physically," he admitted.
"So I need to prepare myself mentally for that. But he has a fantastic record here. He obviously loves the court and the conditions. It would be a big upset if I manage to win."
Ever the media pro, Djokovic said that "there's no clear favourite".
"But the record I have in finals against him here in Australia can serve maybe as a slight mental edge. But not much. I don't think he's going to feel that on the court. I'm sure he's going to be very motivated to win his first title here. I'm going to, of course, give my best that that doesn't happen."
Although the evidence points to a Djokovic victory, do not be surprised if Murray adds a third major title to his collection. Much will hinge on how the Serbian recovers from his three-and-a-half hour contest with Wawrinka.
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