Andy Murray dresses up as 'Dumbledad' in Harry Potter-inspired outfit as he spends time with his daughters following his first-round Australian Open exit... after hinting at his retirement from tennis

Andy Murray dressed up as Dumbledore as he spent time with his daughters The 36-year-old has hinted at retirement after his Australian Open exit 

Andy Murray has been making the most of his early exit in the Australian Open by spending more time with his family.

Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round as he was beaten 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 by Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

The 36-year-old posted a picture of himself on Instagram dressed as Professor Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter and dubbed himself ‘Dumbledad’ as he played with his daughters.

Murray wrote on Instagram: ‘One of the huge advantages to losing in the first round of the @australianopen is getting to play Harry Potter dress up at 5.30am on a Sunday with my daughters. Dumbledad.’

Murray has three daughters and one son with his wife Kim.

Andy Murray dressed up as Dumbledore to play with his daughters after his Australian Open exit

Murray dressed up as the legendary Professor Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter

Murray hinted at retirement after his first round defeat against Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Following his defeat against Etcheverry, Murray dropped hints about retiring.

Murray said: ‘It’s a definite possibility that will be the last time I play here,’ he said, in reference to the Australian Open.

‘In comparison to the matches that I played here last year, it’s the complete opposite feeling walking off the court.’

Murray also admitted that the timeframe is narrowing with regards to when he will retire.

He said: ‘I have an idea of when I would probably like to finish, so much of that depends on how you’re playing. The time frame for that narrows when you play and have results like today.’

In addition, Murray revealed that he has spoken to his family ‘multiple times’ about retirement.

Murray said:  ‘I’ve spoken to them about it. I’ve spoken to my family about it multiple time. I’ve spoken to my team about it. they’re very aware of how I feel about things, where I would like to finish playing, when that would be.

‘I haven’t made any definite decisions on that. It’s obviously something that I need to think about and see exactly when that is.’

Murray admitted that the nature of his performance against Etcheverry has raised questions

Murray stated that the nature of his performance against Etcheverry caused him to ‘question things’.

He said: ‘It was a poor performance. It was very, very flat. It was an amazing crowd. I felt like they were trying to pick me up, support and get behind me. Usually I would always engage the crowd and get them going and bring some energy.

‘But it was a flat performance. I don’t know exactly why that was the case because I’ve been feeling good going in. Played pretty well in Brisbane. Practised really well the last 10 days or so.

‘Tomas is a really good player. I’m aware of that. Even if I play well today, I can still lose the match. It’s just the nature of the performance that makes you question things.’