Andy Murray spent six months teaching his biggest rival, Novak Djokovic.
Andy Murray is open to returning to teaching following a short stint with Novak Djokovic (Picture: Getty)
Andy Murray has admitted that he’d prefer to return to teaching sooner or later, having beforehand labored alongside his outdated rival, Novak Djokovic. Simply months after Murray retired on the 2024 Olympic Video games, he began teaching the Serbian celebrity. Their partnership lasted six months, and Murray was in Djokovic’s field for his run to the Australian Open semi-finals and Miami Open ultimate earlier than they referred to as it quits following the Madrid Open.
The three-time Grand Slam champion had no intention of returning to tennis in a brand new capability so quickly after his retirement, however couldn’t go up the chance to work along with his greatest competitor. Now, Murray hopes to tackle a unique challenge when he finally places his coach hat again on.
“I believe at some stage I most likely would (take into account a return to teaching). My priorities are mendacity elsewhere simply now, however I’d do it once more sooner or later,” the two-time Olympic gold medallist informed The Athletic.
Murray has had some presents since hanging up his personal racket, however solely Djokovic might entice him to return to the game within the early months of his retirement. When he does get again into teaching, the 38-year-old wish to assist develop a younger participant, referencing Carlos Alcaraz’s wildly-successful teaching partnership with Juan Carlos Ferrero.
He added: “I do like the concept of serving to a a lot youthful participant, a bit bit like — not that I’d count on it to prove like this — the Ferrero-Alcaraz relationship. A youthful participant that you just’re actually in a position to assist and have a very constructive affect on. I’d discover one thing like that fairly fascinating however actually not proper now.”
A former world No. 1 and Grand Slam champion, Ferrero began teaching Alcaraz when Alcaraz was simply 15 years outdated. Throughout their time collectively, Alcaraz gained six Grand Slam titles and have become the youngest world No. 1 in ATP historical past. They ended their seven-year partnership in December.
Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic’s teaching workforce months after he retired from skilled tennis (Picture: Getty)
Though Murray solely spent six months with Djokovic, and was “upset” by the outcomes he helped his outdated rival obtain, the Scot additionally discovered so much about teaching, which is able to assist him when he decides to go down that path once more.
“It was unlucky what occurred in Australia with the damage, however I watched him play ridiculous tennis in that match. Wonderful, simply so, so good, so spectacular what he’s doing. After the damage, it was actually a tough few months for him, but additionally I believe for the workforce and all of us,” the previous world No. 1 informed the Tennis Podcast final yr.
“So yeah, I used to be upset. Most likely didn’t get the outcomes I’d have favored for him. However I discovered so much about what teaching is. And since it was throwing your self in on the deep finish, you discover out so much about your self and a few of your strengths, a few of your weaknesses as a coach and issues that possibly it’s good to work on. I believe it’s essential for a coach to carry vitality. So it’s one thing that if I ever coached once more, I’d work on and attempt to do a greater job of it.”
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