Murray, one year after his retirement: "I am enjoying my life away from tennis a lot"

Andy Murray has already completed a year since his retirement from tennis after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Scotsman had a brief stint as a coach for Novak Djokovic, which, although had a great start, with the Serbian reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open, a few months later, they decided it was best to part ways.

Except for this adventure, the three-time Grand Slam champion has led a more than tranquil life with his four children and wife. Something he couldn't do for over 20 years and now has no intention of doing otherwise. Regarding his short-term goals, his current routine, and his emotional farewell from Wimbledon 2024 alongside his brother Jamie, he spoke in an interview with the British newspaper ‘The Times’.

His new life as a non-tennis player

"My kids think I'm a golfer. They say, 'Dad, why do you play every day?' I actually didn't play for 12 years because I had back surgery when I was in my twenties, and it hurt when I practiced. Fortunately, since I finished, it's been pretty good, I think tennis was the main issue, and now I really enjoy it."

How tough it was for him to compete last year at Wimbledon

"The problem wasn't the pain. It was that I didn't have full control of my leg because one of the nerves in my back was compressed by the cyst, but I just wanted to play at Wimbledon one more time. I had given it my all. There wasn't much more to do."

He doesn't remember the tribute video they made for him at Center Court

"To be honest, when I was on the court, my head was spinning. I couldn't focus much on the video, but I've watched it again. Obviously, at that moment, I was very emotional. I had a lot on my mind, but I was also happy. I expected to feel really overwhelmed by the moment, but it was just a sign that I was ready. I knew it was the end. It wasn't as I had imagined, playing doubles, but when I think about it, playing with my brother on the center court at Wimbledon was an incredible way to end. We'd never had the chance to do that."

He was concerned about his future after tennis

"I thought I would miss it a lot because I love tennis. I didn't quit because I didn't enjoy it anymore; I quit because physically I couldn't perform at the level I wanted, and there are many stories of athletes who finish their careers and within a year or 18 months have spent all their money or have mental health problems, so yeah, that worried me, to be honest. I took time to prepare [for retirement] by talking to psychologists about how I was going to do it."

He hardly plays tennis anymore

"My kids are not interested in or concerned about what I did in my professional career. Right now, I don't hit balls, I don't train, I never go to the court unless my kids or my wife want to play, so yeah, I just don't miss it. To be honest, it hasn't been difficult for me at all. I'm really enjoying my life away from tennis."

He is very clear about his short-term goal

"My goal is my family. I don't feel like going out and exploring a lot of things because I'm happy at home. Today I took two of my kids to golf lessons, and this afternoon I'm going to my son's soccer practice. On Saturdays, we always go out to dinner together as a family. I just want to be present in all those things I missed out on when I was playing. I spent many years away from home, traveling, prioritizing my career. I feel like now I'm making up for that a bit," says Andy Murray, who, twenty years after a successful career, is enjoying his family like never before.
 

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