Andy Murray's retirement realisation after wife Kim admitted 'we weren't the same people'
Sir Andy Murray and his wife Kim have opened up on their life after the tennis legend retired from the sport
Sir Andy Murray has revealed he doesn't miss life on the tennis circuit. His realisation came after his wife, Kim, admitted that the couple aren't the same people that they were when they were younger.
Sir Andy, 39, called time on the game after the 2024 Olympic Games. Speaking to Harper's Bazaar in June, the couple opened up on life since the tennis icon retired, with the former world No. 1 disclosing how he feels about the game these days.
“The only moment I really felt it [missing tennis] was driving through Wimbledon before the tournament last year,” he said. “I thought, it might be nice to play there. But honestly, that’s it.”
Kim also maintained that being parents of four children has made the transition easier. “By the end of Andy’s career, life already looked different,” she added. “We had the children, there were injuries, then Covid. We weren’t the same people we were in our twenties.”
Since quitting tennis, Sir Andy has embarked on a live theatre tour and dedicated efforts to improving his golf handicap. The Scottish hero, who clinched three Grand Slam titles, including two Wimbledon titles, has had a complex relationship with tennis since hanging up his racquet.
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Murray chose to move into coaching rather than broadcasting, preferring to be involved than to watch on as a fan. In a surprising move, Murray teamed up with one of his fiercest competitors, Novak Djokovic, ahead of the 2025 Australian Open.
The collaboration lasted one major before concluding a few months later. Murray confessed that the invitation to coach the 24-time Grand Slam champion came as much of a surprise to him as it did to everyone else.
He said: "I was enjoying being away from the tour, and I really hadn't watched much tennis. I had not missed playing or competing or being on a tennis court at all. I was actually playing golf. We'd actually been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me just wanting to chat."
He has since joined the coaching staff of British star Jack Draper, who was forced to miss this year's Wimbledon through injury. Despite his strong ties to the All England Club, Murray chose to miss the 2025 edition.
Speaking to The Guardian, he explained: "I'm not working there. I don't go to watch tennis as a fan. But if one of my kids wanted to go along and watch, I obviously would take them.
"If a British player made the final, I'd go. I went to the Novak Djokovic vs Carlos Alcaraz final a couple of years ago, just because I had a feeling it was going to be a great match. But I won't be there otherwise."
He also remains largely uninterested in pursuing a career as a tennis commentator, with the Scot nowhere to be seen on our screens during this summer's tournament.
He explained: "I just have always found tennis commentary and coverage to be quite down the middle. I don't necessarily find it that interesting or that insightful. It's not something that I really fancy doing, unless it was done in a very different way and I don't necessarily think that that would happen at Wimbledon."
Instead, alongside his elder brother, Jamie, Sir Andy has launched a YouTube show called The Set. On the new venture, he said: "With The Set, we have total flexibility about when we film stuff, we know which hours we work, and there are no restrictions on what we can and can't do.
"If I'm doing an interview in front of the camera, I've never really enjoyed it that much, but the YouTube stuff I've done - whether it be with [golf influencers] the Fore Bros, or Ian Poulter, or Kevin Pietersen - has been fun."
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