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Andy Murray is open to tennis coaching return

Andy Murray is open to tennis coaching return

Andy Murray is willing to coach again.

The former tennis star worked with former rival Novak Djokovic for six months after bringing his playing career to an end in 2024 and explained that he has had "a few opportunities" to return to coaching, although he is focused on his family at present.

Murray quipped to Sky Sports: "Djokovic probably learned nothing [from me]. No, I learned a lot and honestly, I would coach again but probably not right now.

"I've had a few opportunities to coach but I don't really want to do loads of travelling right now unless it's with my family."

Murray revealed that it was an eye-opening experience working at close quarters with Djokovic and even explained how fatherhood helped him in terms of getting his message across.

The three-time Grand Slam winner said: "I knew lots about Novak's game. I played against him for years and studied his game. It was interesting to see what his day-to-day looked like in comparison to what I might have been doing and how those things differ.

"From a coaching perspective it's about how you communicate your message to the player that you're working with and how to listen to them. I really think that having kids has helped me with that - learning to be more understanding and seeing something from another person's point of view and perspective.

"But I felt I learned that a bit from coaching in how to work in a team. When you're the focal point as a player, all the team are working for you, whereas when you're part of a coaching team, you're a small part of that trying to help an individual do the best they can."

Murray added: "You understand your flaws because you're getting thrown in the deep end working with someone as great as he is so it shows up on some of the things you probably need to improve on as well if you want to be a great coach."

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