Plucking positives from defeat is one of the challenges of sport. Just ask Andy Murray.
The Scot, 12 months on, is still talking about his Wimbledon exit to Rafael Nadal, since which time Murray has improved considerably as a player.
Nadal enjoyed a 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory on Centre Court and sent Murray to Miami to put in long hours in the gym and on the track.
"Beating Richard Gasquet in the fourth round last year was a great match to be involved in, but I lost to Nadal comfortably in the next round.
"I actually went away for three or four weeks after that and trained really, really hard over in the States, down in Miami in really warm conditions.
"I realised that I was in good shape then, but I lost to someone like Rafa, who's probably one of the best athletes to ever play tennis [and] I needed to improve that side of my game.
"It was after Wimbledon I pushed on. I just learnt a lot from the loss to Rafa. I realised I needed to get fitter and stronger. I went away and worked on it."
In Nadal's injury-enforced absence, Murray is second-favourite to win Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.