Sir Andy Murray has disclosed that he doesn't miss life on the professional tennis circuit, with his wife Kim acknowledging that the couple had changed considerably since their younger years. The 39-year-old brought his playing career to a close following the 2024 Olympic Games.
Life After Tennis
Speaking to Harper's Bazaar in June, the pair discussed life since the tennis legend's retirement. "The only moment I really felt it [missing tennis] was driving through Wimbledon before the tournament last year," Murray said. "I thought, it might be nice to play there. But honestly, that's it."
Kim suggested that raising four children has made the adjustment more straightforward. "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."
New Ventures and Coaching
Since stepping away from tennis, Murray has launched a live theatre tour and committed himself to lowering his golf handicap. The Scottish sporting icon, who secured three Grand Slam titles including two Wimbledon crowns, has maintained a complicated relationship with tennis since retiring.
Murray opted for a move into coaching rather than broadcasting. In a surprising turn, he joined forces with rival Novak Djokovic ahead of the 2025 Australian Open, a partnership that lasted just one Grand Slam. Murray admitted the offer caught him off guard: "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."
He has since joined the coaching team of British talent Jack Draper, who was ruled out of this year's Wimbledon through injury. Despite his deep connection to the All England Club, Murray chose to give the 2025 edition a miss.
Absence from Wimbledon and Commentary
Speaking to The Guardian, Murray 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 remains unenthusiastic about tennis commentary, saying: "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."
YouTube Show with Brother Jamie
Instead, Murray has teamed up with his elder brother Jamie to launch 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."
