Andy Murray Admits He’s Open to Returning to Coaching Duties, But on One Condition

Andy Murray has rarely been seen on tour since splitting with Novak Djokovic in April 2025.

Andy Murray Admits He’s Open to Returning to Coaching Duties, But on One Condition

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Andy Murray has revealed that he’s ready to return to coaching in the future, but on one condition. The former World No.1 has been rarely seen on tour since his split with Novak Djokovic in April. Following his retirement in 2024, he is now focused on his family and enjoys golfing.

Murray is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of British tennis in the Open Era following his illustrious career. The 38-year-old became the first British player to win the Wimbledon Championship men’s singles in 77 years, back in 2013. He then won his grass-court Grand Slam for the second time in 2016.

However, he struggled with injuries towards the end of his career. He played his final match at the Paris Olympics, alongside Dan Evans, in the quarter-finals of the doubles competition after losing to the American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul. After a few months, Djokovic announced a coaching partnership with him, which began at the 2025 Australian Open.

Their collaboration failed to yield much success despite their knowledge and experience on tour. Djokovic’s best run on tour was reaching the final of the Miami Open in March, but after that, he lost two consecutive clay-court opening matches. That led to their split just weeks before the Serbian legend claimed his 100th tour-level title at the Geneva Open.

Murray has not partnered with any player on tour since then. During an interview with the Daily Express, he was asked whether he’s looking forward to coaching any player in the future. Murray revealed that he would love to return to coaching but the player must be British as he would love to be close to home:

Obviously, with Novak, I did it for a period, and it was a great experience, and it was a unique opportunity to do it, but there are certain things about the job. If you want to do it well, you need to spend time on the road. If it is a British player that is London-based, it becomes easier because the off weeks, at least you are close to home. But if it is a player who lives elsewhere, it means a lot of time away from the family and I have no interest in doing that just now because I don’t want to be away from them.

Murray opened up after parting ways with Djokovic that he had trouble communicating with other members of Djokovic’s team because they couldn’t speak English properly. Perhaps, that’s one of the reasons he hopes to coach a British player.

Andy Murray reveals why he didn’t attend the 2025 Wimbledon Championships

Andy Murray was one of the biggest names who were not present during the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. His absence did not go unnoticed as the likes of Roger Federer and Simona Halep attended the tournament. As a two-time Wimbledon champion and British legend, he was supposed to have attended the major.

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During the aforementioned interview, he revealed that he drove past Wimbledon two days before the tournament, but never wanted to enter the All England Club as he’s no more playing tennis:

The only time I went two days before I was doing something for Yonex and they have a house right behind Wimbledon and I drove past Wimbledon on my way there and I was like: ‘It would be nice to be playing. That was it – the only time. I don’t hit balls anymore. I will hit at home with my wife or kids but apart from that, nothing.

Murray currently plays more golf than tennis since ending his career at the Paris Olympics. He’s targeting to play the Open regional qualifying in 2027. The former World No.1 finished the BMW PGA Pro-Am at Wentworth on Wednesday (September 10) after hitting a seven-wood to nine on the golf course.

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