Andy Murray says he would return to tennis coaching “at some stage” after “brilliant opportunity” of working with Novak Djokovic; follow scores and reports from Queen’s Club and watch all the action from the ATP and WTA tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+
Andy Murray is not expecting to return to coach in tennis “for a while” following the end of his partnership with Novak Djokovic.
In a move that shocked the sport just three months after his final professional match as a player, Murray teamed up with his former rival in a coaching capacity ahead of this year’s Australian Open.
The partnership ultimately ran for six months before the two players announced in May that they would no longer be working together.
On whether he will return to coaching in future, Murray told BBC Sport: “I would do it again at some stage. I don’t think that will happen immediately.
“I was not planning on going into coaching as soon as I finished playing but it was a pretty unique opportunity. It was a chance to learn from one of the best athletes of all time.
You also learn a lot about how to work with a team. As an individual athlete, you have a team of people around you, but you’re the focal point whereas when you’re coaching an individual, you’re working with a physio, physical trainers, agents, and you need to know how to get your message across to the player and find out what makes them tick.
“That was the thing I learned and something I need to work on if I want to do it again in the future.
It was a brilliant opportunity for me. We got to spend some really nice moments away from the court. Results weren’t as we wanted but we gave it a go.
“We’ll see about coaching in the future but I don’t think that will happen for a while.”