Andy Murray makes his feelings clear on coaching | Sports News

Andy Murray has dismissed the concept of an speedy return to coaching, as he is at present having fun with his position as a full-time dad and dropping at chess video games with his five-year-old son.

The former world No. 1 lately returned to the grass for the primary time since his Wimbledon farewell final summer season for the official naming of the Andy Murray Arena at Queen’s Club. That honor got here shortly after Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff had been triumphant within the French Open.

However, the 38-year-old Scot is not in a hurry to renew work after his first coaching stint with Novak Djokovic ended final month. “I think I would do it again at some stage – I don’t think that will happen immediately,” Murray shared with the BBC in a sit-down interview with Clare Balding.

“I wasn’t planning on going into coaching as soon as I finished playing but it was obviously a pretty unique opportunity. It was a chance to learn from one of the best athletes of all time. The results weren’t as we wanted but I gave it a go. We will see about coaching in the future but I don’t think that is going to happen for a while.”

Murray confessed he had been “worried” about retiring however said: “It has been brilliant.”

The father-of-four added: “Right now I am just at home with my family being a dad. Immediately, my main priority is to give my kids a good upbringing and to be around for them. Be with my wife and support her.

“My five-year-old boy (Teddy) has received massively into chess, which I’m actually having fun with enjoying with him. I’m not a significantly good chess participant, however I’ve received fairly an analytical thoughts and I benefit from the recreation and watching him be taught and enjoying with him.

“It is difficult losing to a five-year-old when in the middle of the game, he is asking you to come and wipe his bum essentially. He is going to the toilet in the middle of the game and then he comes back and is beating me at chess. It is humbling for my intelligence.”

Murray expressed optimism concerning the future of tennis regardless of the retirements of legends like himself, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal, citing the thrilling French Open closing between Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner as proof.

“They’re both brilliant athletes and very different personalities, which I think for fans is really exciting,” Murray added. “For me, particularly Alcaraz has an exciting brand of tennis to watch, and they complement each other well. They’ve already had some brilliant matches and from what I’ve been told, it was one of the best finals for a long time.

“Moving ahead, males’s tennis is in a great place. People all the time fear on the finish of a era of gamers what is going on to occur with the game subsequent, however typically sports activities proceed to evolve and, most often, improve.

“Jack [Draper]’s right in the mix just now and doing extremely well. He’s going to give himself opportunities to win majors over the next five, 10 years.”

He added to BBC Scotland: “My daughters (Sophia, Edie and Lola) play a bit of netball and hockey and cricket. None of them are massively into their tennis. And being there for school pickups, Father’s Day celebrations and sports days.

“One of them had a piano recital the opposite day – it’s being round for these issues. Sometimes once I was enjoying, I did not take into consideration how important they had been however you discover, if you go there and also you see how glad they’re that you’ve got turned up to help them and be there at these moments, it’s very nice.”