Murray turns 24 in May, before the French Open. In most sporting fields, Murray would be approaching his peak years, but tennis is slightly different. Indeed, only five players have broken their grand slam duck in the modern era after turning 24, away from the unpredictable red clay of the French Open.
So is it now or never for the Scot at this year's Australian Open? Here's a look at the other 'old-timers' who captured their maiden grand slams past their youthful best.
Thomas Johansson
Johansson was 26 when he won his maiden grand slam, the 2002 Australian Open
title by beating Marat Safin in four sets. He became the first Swedish
player to win a slam since Stefan Edberg won the 1992 US Open title. While
he never went on to reach another major final, he became the first Swede to
reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon since Edberg in 1993 where he lost to
Andy Roddick. He retired in June 2009 after a 16-year career.
Goran Ivanisevic
The 'friendly giant' won the 2001 Wimbledon title as a wildcard two months
prior to his 30th birthday. Having been an unlucky loser at SW19 on three
occasions in '92, '94 and '98, the big-serving Croat beat former world No 1
players Carlos Moya, Andy Roddick and Marat Safin to reach the semi-finals
where he crushed British fans' hearts when he defeated Tim Henman over a
rain-affected semi-final. Ivanisevic went on to beat Pat Rafter over five
sets in a match lasting over three hours which was pushed back to Monday
because of the weather. He retired in 2004 after a third-round loss to
Lleyton Hewitt on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
Petr Korda
The Czech was 30 when he won the 1998 Australian Open courtesy of a
straight-sets win over Marcelo Rios. Victory propelled him to world No 2 in
the rankings. His win was somewhat tarnished when a few months later, he
became the first high-profile tennis player suspended for failing a drugs
test. Korda tested positive for nandrolone following a match at Wimbledon
and was banned from the sport for one year. Korda decided not to return to
the game after serving his ban.
Pat Rafter
Three months before his 25th birthday the Australian won his maiden grand
slam, the 1997 US Open title with a four-sets victory over former British No
2 Greg Rusedski. He became the first non-American to win the title since
Stefan Edberg in 1992. He went on to successfully defend his title the
following year, beating Sampras in a five-set semi-final before defeating
fellow Aussie Mark Philippoussis in four sets.
Richard Krajicek
The Dutchman was six months shy of his 25th birthday when he won the 1996
Wimbledon title. He handed Pete Sampras his only singles defeat at Wimbledon
between 1993 and 2000 with a straight-sets victory in the quarters. Krajicek
had suffered first-round exits on his last two visits at SW19 when he
arrived in 1996. But he didn't look back after ousting Sampras, beating
Australia's Jason Stoltenberg in the semi-finals and MaliVai Washington in
straight-sets to become the first Dutchman to win Wimbledon.