“Dumbledad” Andy Murray shows silver lining of alternate Sunday plans

It’s Sunday in Melbourne, where the round of 16 is taking place at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray hoped to be among the competitors in contention, but after a first-round exit, was back home to fulfill roles beyond the tennis court.

Over the years, he’s often shared that his children—namely eldest daughters Sophia and Olivia—have jumped at the chance to keep him humble when home. At the three-time major champion's expense, Instagram has been a better content platform for it.

What was the latest on Murray's order of play? Being awakened at 5:30AM to get into costume inspired by one iconic series.

Murray’s social media wizardry that followed should be given all the house points. Introducing "Dumbledad", which surely one-ups this dragon look.

Two days earlier, Murray jumped on X (formerly Twitter) to back Mirra Andreeva, after the 16-year-old erased a 1-5 deficit and a match point to topple Diane Parry in a deicisve tiebreaker.

The 36-year-old will hope to cast a spell on turning a slow start around when he next takes the court. Murray went 0-2 Down Under and will have finalist points from Doha coming off his current No. 44 ranking in mid-February.

Following his straight-set defeat to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at Melbourne Park, Murray admitted, "I haven't gained in belief from today's match that at some stage, I'm going to start playing really well again or winning tournaments or getting to the latter stages of major events."

if Sunday is anything to go by, silver linings come in many shapes, sizes and Harry Potter characters.