{"id":581521,"date":"2026-04-04T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581521\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:30:13","slug":"andy-murray-hints-at-exciting-tennis-return-as-british-icon-explains-future-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581521\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray hints at exciting tennis return as British icon explains future plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Andy Murray has indicated he is open to returning to tennis coaching at some point down the line.<\/p>\n<p>The former world number one surprised the tennis world in late 2024 when he announced he would be working with Novak Djokovic for the Australian Open the following January.<\/p>\n<p>That collaboration saw Djokovic progress to the last four in Melbourne before an injury forced him to withdraw from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Their professional relationship came to an end several months afterwards, with the split occurring just ahead of Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>Since parting ways with the Serbian star, Murray has stepped away from coaching duties entirely.<\/p>\n<p>Now, however, he&#8217;s provided an update by suggesting an exciting return to the sport could be on the cards.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Athletic, the 38-year-old Scot said: &#8220;I think at some stage I probably would. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5138d\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"479da1140e4e2b6701bf5ee54641dbfc\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204506%203011'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/andy-murray-novak-djokovic.jpg\" width=\"4506\" height=\"3011\" alt=\"Andy Murray Novak Djokovic\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic worked together at the 2025 Australian Open<\/p>\n<p> | REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My priorities are lying elsewhere just now, but I would do it again in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Murray expressed particular enthusiasm for the prospect of guiding an emerging talent, drawing inspiration from the successful partnership between Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A younger player that you&#8217;re really able to help and have a really positive influence on,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ea57f\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6ddb0bfb4710f0684aa9ab75122cd13d\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201080%201080'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tennis-facts.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"Tennis facts\"\/>Five facts for tennis fans | GETTY\/PA<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would find something like that quite interesting, but certainly not right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since walking away for retirement two years ago, Murray has been keeping himself occupied with pursuits beyond the tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>Golf has become a significant focus for the three-time Grand Slam champion, who has embraced the sport during his retirement from professional tennis.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside his newfound passion for the fairways, the Dunblane-born athlete has been channelling his energy into the business world.<\/p>\n<p>Murray has been actively building a portfolio of investments, diversifying his interests across multiple ventures as he carves out a new chapter following his decorated playing career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"50024\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"04ec8d8e9d68155f0ac3ffcc0178e088\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204288%203012'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/andy-murray-officially-retired-from-tennis-after-the-olympics.jpg\" width=\"4288\" height=\"3012\" alt=\"Andy Murray officially retired from tennis after the Olympics\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Murray officially retired from tennis after the Olympics in 2024<\/p>\n<p> | PA<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Murray joined an investment group backing a burgeoning golf brand, with fellow investors including television duo Ant and Dec as well as former Arsenal winger Theo Walcott.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, the two-time Wimbledon champion has teamed up with Sheffield United forward Patrick Bamford to support British footwear company hylo.<\/p>\n<p>Murray&#8217;s connection to hylo came through Redrice Ventures, a venture capital firm where he took on the role of Associate Partner last year.<\/p>\n<p>During his career, Murray won two Wimbledon titles and one US Open crown to establish himself as one of the finest talents of his generation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sir Andy Murray has indicated he is open to returning to tennis coaching at some point down the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,44,12384,457,82,593],"class_list":{"0":"post-581521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-sgg","12":"tag-sport","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}