Andy Murray on his future options: "I have an option to have another operation, which is a little bit more severe than what I've had before in having my hip resurfaced, which will allow me to have a better quality of life and be out of pain.

"That's something I'm seriously considering right now. Some athletes have had that and gone back to competing but there's obviously no guarantees with that and the reason for having an operation like that is not to return to professional sport, it's just for a better quality of life."

No matter what happens in the future, we will always have this picture of Andy Murray.

And it is glorious.

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Kevin Anderson, one of the nicest fellas on the ATP tour, has paid tribute to Murray.

My personal favourite Murray moment? Rio 2016.

Sat in a freezing office in Salford at night, watching Murray and Del Potro battle it out for what felt like an eternity.

2016 was such a brilliant year for Murray.

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Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

From the moment Andy Murray walked into the news conference at Melbourne Park, you felt a sense that something wasn't quite right.

Asked a simple opening question of 'How are you feeling?', an emotional Murray struggled to get an answer of "not great" out before covering his face with his cap and sobbing underneath.

Murray has often showed his emotion on court but this was different. This was raw emotion in a place where players - and indeed sport stars generally - don't like to show their true feelings in front of the world's media.

A sombre silence filled the room before Murray returned to the room, a little more composed, and managed to tell us more.

Andy Murray: “You guys see me running around a tennis court and walking between points and I know it doesn’t look good and it doesn’t look comfortable".

“But there’s little things day to day that are also a struggle and it’d be nice to be able to do them without any pain, putting shoes on, socks on, things like that. That’s the main reason for doing it.

“If I was to have an operation like that, I would rehab correctly and do it properly to give my hip the best chance of being as good as it can be, but I’m also realistic in knowing that’s not an easy thing to come back to or play professional sport at a high level.”

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A message to Andy Murray from a man who knows what it's like to battle against injury.

Jonathan Jurejko
BBC Sport in Melbourne

The toils of the past four months: going to Philadelphia to work with rehab expert Bill Knowles and realising he still can't reach the required physical level which brought him three Grand Slam titles, plus perhaps the harsh reality of being unable to compete with Novak Djokovic in a practice session here yesterday, have hit Murray.

Despite his fragile state, he still managed to fulfil his media duties and there was even evidence of his dry wit coming out as he was interviewed by television crews after the main news conference.

But a cracking voice was never far away as he discussed the pain in his hip and in his mind as he contemplated his future.

And when his media duties were done, the tears flowed again between him and coach Jamie Delgado as they shared a heartbreaking embrace in a corridor in the media centre corridor.

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Early morning news conferences are never a good sign.

A clearly emotional Andy Murray was in tears as he spoke earlier in Melbourne, admitting he wasn't sure he was "able to play through the pain for another four or five months".

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Andy Murray is getting ready to bring the curtain down on his 14-year career.

Murray announced yesterday that he plans to retire after this year's Wimbledon - but he fears the Australian Open could be his last.