Andy Murray has taken on another sport after leaving tennis behind.
Andy Murray has sent an invite to Roger Federer to play a new sport with him. Tennis legend Murray has stayed very active since he retired in 2024 and his passion for golf is made very clear on social media and YouTube.
However, Murray has turned his attention to padel and speaking with Advantage Padel, named his former foe after being asked who his dream partner would be. The Scotsman was asked to decide between tennis and padel, to which he responded: “I play more padel than tennis now. So it’s got to be padel.”
Murray then explained why he enjoys the sport so much, adding: “Padel for me is sociable. That’s why I play the game now, because I get to spend time with my friends. It’s also very healthy. Promotes an active lifestyle. So yeah, that’s why I love it.”
A Federer/Murray partnership on the padel court would certainly be a formidable combination. As players, the pair faced off in tennis on 25 occasions, often battling with the likes of Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Federer got the better of Murray, defeating him in 14, with Murray winning 11 times.
Djokovic is the only one left out of the quartet that is still playing – recently receiving a lucky walkover after Lorenzo Musetti was forced to retire at the Australian Open.
Murray won Wimbledon twice during a hugely competitive era in men’s singles tennis, with a US Open title rounding off his three Grand Slam wins.
Following the Paris Olympics in 2024, a 37-year-old Murray called time on his career and shocked the sporting world when he started working as Djokovic’s coach. However, the pair parted ways after six months together.
Outside of tennis, Murray often appears on YouTube, embracing his love for golf by featuring as a guest on channels such as Fore Bros and Ian Poulter’s ‘The Postman’.
Speaking about his aspirations in the golfing world, Murray previously said: “I want to try and play in the regional qualifying [of The Open] at some stage.
“A couple of my friends have done it, and it would just be a fun thing to do if you got to the level where you’re able to do that, I would do it, but I certainly don’t think I would have any chance of qualifying for The Open.
“I’m fully aware of how good the players that play in those events are and how good the pros are in comparison to amateurs. Even guys that play off +2, 3 are miles off what these guys are.”
Tributes flooded in earlier this week when it was revealed that Murray’s grandfather Roy Erskine had passed away at the age of 94. As well as being a quality tennis player, he was also a talented footballer, as former clubs Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion provided statements after his passing.
Writing how “deeply sorry and saddened” they were by the news, Cowdenbeath said: “But of course maybe Roy (and Shirley’s) greatest contribution to tennis in this country is the genes they passed on to Judy, Jamie and Andy. And maybe a little bit of tuition over the years – indeed Roy was wont to claim he was the man who invented topspin in tennis.”
