Sir Andy Murray shows off his perfect new set of white teeth after 'paying thousands of pounds to alter his appearance' 

• The tennis champ's new look is subtle but when paired with how his smile used to look but his natural gaps have been replaced with perfectly straight teeth
• Andy showcased his new look at the London Marathon on Sunday, where he headed as an official starter while recovering from a hip operation 
• A source said: 'Andy was always quite conscious of his teeth. He had a slight gap-tooth and others were quite spiked'
• The sportsman is currently recovering from hip surgery 

Sir Andy Murray has changed his appearance, opting for a striking new set of teeth. 

His new appearance is rather subtle but when paired with how his smile used to look but the 31-year-old's natural gaps have been replaced with perfectly straight teeth. 

According to The Sun, the sportsman, who married Kim Sears in 2015, paid thousands of pounds to alter his appearance.

Andy showcased his new look at the London Marathon on Sunday, where he headed as an official starter while recovering from a hip operation. 

A source told the publication: 'Andy was always quite conscious of his teeth. He had a slight gap-tooth and others were quite spiked. 

The more tournaments he won, the more he had to smile for pictures. He didn’t like the way he looked, so he decided to finally get the treatment done. As he was out injured he thought it was the perfect opportunity.

'Andy inherits his teeth from Judy but she had them fixed a few years back. He spoke to her about getting his done and she offered him some advice.' 

Meanwhile, Andy hardly needs the £45,000 guaranteed to first round singles losers by Wimbledon this year, and it remains highly unlikely that he will be in a position to earn that minimum amount.

Yet should he make a miraculous recovery from hip surgery to play in The Championships which are less than ten weeks away.

It seems he will be given until the last minute to declare his fitness.

Chief Executive Richard Lewis suggested on Tuesday that a wildcard could, unusually, be held for him until just before the draw that takes place on the Friday prior to the Monday start on July 1.

He said: 'If Andy came forward with a strong case we would work with him. At this stage it's entirely up to Andy, it's in his gift as to what he decides to do,' said Lewis.

As a homegrown two-times champion he has earned that right, but realistically his only hope is surely to play in either the men's or mixed doubles.

While Murray's mother Judy last week described him as 'cautiously optimistic' about playing sometime this summer, on Sunday the man himself admitted that he had still not done any movement but had been hitting a ball in a stationary position.

Encouragingly, he is now generally pain-free, and is said to have indicated that he would wish for wildcards rather than to use up the five 'protected ranking' entries he had from last year. 

That he is thinking that way is also heartening, but the big fortnight at SW19 is expected to come too early.