Tim Henman reveals he suggested Andy Murray to take a while away from tennis after retiring however the former two-time Wimbledon champion did not actually take heed to that and returned as a coach.
In late November, the tennis group was left surprised after Novak Djokovic introduced his former rival can be part of his crew on the Australian Open.
Whereas Murray hinted a number of months earlier that he can be open to sooner or later changing into a coach, nobody anticipated him to get again into the sport simply three months after ending his professional profession.
“My advice to Andy, when I was asked about it, was take your time. So he obviously didn’t listen to that,” Henman stated.
“I played a bit of golf with him at the end of last year, and he seemed so content and he was loving his golf and being at home with his wife and his kids.
“And so I didn’t see it coming, and I don’t necessarily think he saw it coming either. It was a bit of a call out of the blue.”
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray© X screenshot
Henman: It was enjoyable to look at Murray being nervous courtside and training Djokovic
Of their debut as a participant/coach duo, the 2 did fairly nicely because the Serb beat Carlos Alcaraz and reached the Australian Open semifinal earlier than being compelled to retire injured in opposition to Alexander Zverev.
Now, the query stays whether or not the 2 will proceed as companions.
Reflecting on Murray’s determination, Henman famous that it’s simpler for somebody in Murray’s place to simply accept a training position as a result of working with a high participant offers you an opportunity to be extra selective the place you need to go – and with a younger participant – that would not be the case as a result of the Briton would most likely must commit working full-time.
“But I think for all of us that were involved in Australia, it was another fascinating element and to see Andy courtside looking pretty nervous and to see how calm he was, I thought it was fun to watch,” Henman added.
