Andy Murray underwent surgery on his right hip on Monday morning and is hoping to return to competitive tennis for the 2018 grass-court season.

The 30-year-old former world number one, who has not competitively played since Wimbledon last summer and last week withdrew from this month’s Australian Open, announced via his official Facebook page that he had gone under the knife in Melbourne, and vowed to return to the top.

Murray lost to Sam Querrey in his last competitive match, back at Wimbledon in 2017, and despite planning on making his long-awaited return Down Under, those plans were scuppered.

Due to the injury, Murray announced his decision to withdraw last week, and he's now updated his fans further by posting a statement on his official Facebook page.

Murray wrote: “Today I underwent successful right hip surgery at the St Vincent Hospital in Melbourne.

“I’d like to thank Dr John O’Donnell and all of the staff for looking after me. I look forward to returning to competitive tennis during the grass-court season.

“Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes and support over the last few days. I’ll come back from this.”

You can see his Facebook post below.

Murray will be a big miss Down Under in Australia, but with his hip causing him problems since the summer, it's probably wise that he's sitting it out.

All eyes will be on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Melbourne, as the two in-form veterans look to continue their resurgence.

The duo played out the final this time last year, with the Swiss superstar eventually seeing off his Spanish rival.