Legend Andy Murray has dropped his biggest hint yet that he will be ready for Wimbledon in July.
In what will be big news for his supporters, the British sporting great has revealed he is pain-free and could return to action in time for a possible appearance.
Murray has not played since the Australian Open where he announced it could be all over for him - but he has since undergone a second hip operation.
He hopes the last throw of the dice can save his career, or at the very least give him some extra time to say a proper goodbye on Centre Court.
Murray previously announced he was going to retire but now has appeared to go back on that decision ahead of his second surgery.
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He took some time out of his rehab to cheer on the runners at the Virgin Money London Marathon.
He was on hand to fire the starting pistol for the elite men's race.
The US Open and double Olympic champion told BBC1: "There's no pain any more. I'm happy, pain-free and enjoying my life.
"I've been hitting a few balls from a stationary position. I'm still quite a long way from testing it properly, running around a court.
"I just have to see what happens. I don't feel any pressure that I need to come back but if my body feels good and I'm pain-free then I'll give it a go."
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Murray said before the Australian Open that he feared this was the end.
“There’s a chance of that, for sure,” he said when asked if the tournament could be his last.
“I am not sure I am able to play through the pain for another four or five months.
"I spoke to my team, and I told them, ‘I cannot keep doing this.’ I needed to have an end point because I was playing with no idea when the pain was going to stop.
"I felt like making that decision. I said to my team, ‘Look, I think I can get through this until Wimbledon. That’s where I would like to stop playing.’ But I am not certain I am able to do that.”
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He added: “I have an option to have another operation, which is a little bit more severe than what I have had before.
“Having my hip resurfaced will allow me to have a better quality of life, be out of pain. That is something I’m seriously considering right now.
"Some athletes have had that and gone back to competing. But there are obviously no guarantees with that, and it is not something…the reason for having an operation is not to return to professional sport, it’s just for a better quality of life.”
