He’s World Number 1, two-time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, and has a US Open trophy in his locker too – so can this be the year Sir Andy Murray breaks his Australian Open duck?
The Scot has been a runner up Down Under five times, getting within touching distance of the trophy but never quite getting his hands on it.
But with his new status as the world’s top player, and being the number one seed at a Grand Slam for the first time, can the confidence boost that comes with that help him add another trophy to his bulging cabinet?
The 29-year-old hopes so, but with the added motivation of maintaining his Number 1 spot also on his mind, he knows he continuously needs to improve, to stay ahead and get his first title in Melbourne.
"The reality is, in sport, that things obviously keep moving on, the game will get better," the Scot said.
"I'll obviously get older, the young guys will continue to improve, and also Novak, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Rafa Nadal and all the guys at the top are still going to be wanting to get there.
"I need to continue to improve. I for sure need to keep working hard.''
Murray takes on Illya Marchenko in the first round, with the match scheduled for the last game of the day session on Rod Laver Arena.
But with the man from Dunblane only having played two ATP tournaments since becoming Number 1 after the Paris Masters late last year, he has not had time to notice if, with his new-found status, he gets treated differently by his colleague.
"It kind of happened for me right at the end of the year, so I haven't been on the Tour much as the number one player," he added.
"So I haven't noticed it yet. I don't know if that will come over time, if I'm able to stay there or not."
Elsewhere in the men’s singles draw there are three other Brits in action, with Dan Evans, Kyle Edmund and Aljaz Bedene all hopeful of going further than ever before in Melbourne.
Evans, fresh from his first ATP Tour final appearance at the Sydney International, is pitted against Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis – with the Birmingham boy never having made the second round before.
And Edmund, who made the quarter-finals in Brisbane ten days ago and would also be breaking new ground with a second round appearance, has Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo in the first round.
Bedene has lost in the first round in each of the last four years, and it will be Dominican Republic’s Victor Estrella Burgos out to stop him at the first hurdle in 2017.
In the women’s singles Johanna Konta comes into the tournament on a high after winning her second WTA tour title with victory over Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in Sydney.
The 25-year-old made the semi-final in Melbourne last year, her best ever Grand Slam performance, and with a career-high ranking of Number 9 set to be achieved when the new list is published on Monday, she is still showing signs of improvement.
Working with a new coach, Wim Fissette, the Eastbourne native will be hopeful of overcoming Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens in the first round, but she faces a tough route to the final with Caroline Wozniacki and Naomi Osaka both potential first-week opponents.
Heather Watson returns to the Australian Open and begins her campaign with a match against home favourite and 2011 US Open winner Sam Stosur.
While British No. 3 Naomi Broady, making her debut in the main draw, takes on another Aussie in Daria Gavrilova.
Jamie, like his younger brother Andy, finished 2016 as a World Number 1, after making the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, in London.
If early-season form is anything to go by then Murray senior is in good shape to have a crack at defending his men’s doubles title, with partner Bruno Soares, after making the final in Sydney.
The pairing got off to a dream start in Melbourne last year, winning their first Grand Slam as a duo, so will be hopeful of making a similarly impressive start to 2017.
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