Murray battled against Augut Bautista but ended up falling in the fifth set and bid farewell to Australia in the first round. The British started down the first two sets, but could not in the final. He was 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4) and 6-2 for Spanish.

Then a few difficult and emotional days after announcing his soon retirement, scheduled for after Wimbledon 2019, Andy Murray proved not to be at his best. The Scot fell to Roberto Bautista Augut 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4) and 6-2 and was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open.

The former world number 1 battled for more than four hours, equaled the result after going two sets down but the physicist told him enough in the decisive. He was not 100% in the fifth set and the Spaniard got two breaks to close the game with a win and advance to the second round, where he will face John Millman, who beat Federico Delbonis in the debut.

Despite his effort, Murray quickly said goodbye to the first Grand Slam of the year and before his physical discomfort, especially in the hip, his future is unknown. Even the player's desire to reach All England seems far away.