Andy Murray insists ending career at Wimbledon may not happen

would love to end his tennis career at Wimbledon in front of the British crowd, but he may play his last match in a career at the Australian Open, already on Monday against Roberto Bautista Agut.

Until a week ago, Murray confessed, he was planning to play through until Wimbledon. However, his mind has changed. I said I think I can manage this because I have been playing through pain for a long time and theres no reason I cant do it for another five months, knowing theres an endpoint, said Murray. But when I got here I thought I am tired of it and dont really want to have another five months of that pain.

Thats when I started discussing having something like that done. I would seriously consider having an operation because day-to-day life is not fun. I cant do stuff I would want to do, even if I wasnt a professional athlete.

I want to go and play football with my friends or go and play 18 holes of golf and enjoy doing that. Look, at the end of the day, it is only tennis, its just a game. Whatever. There is more to life. For many reasons, its been more than that for me.

Obviously stopping the way its happened doesnt sit particularly well with me. Its not how I would want to finish playing. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title