Andy Murray (Image: Getty)
Andy Murray has admitted he has got a lot to learn in his new job as a coach. But the three-time Grand Slam champion insisted sitting on the side of the court at Majors is a lot easier than playing.
The Scot will hold talks with about the future of their coaching relationship after the Serb’s retirement from the .
One of Murray’s former coaches has claimed that the former world No.1 is destined to work with a female player – and working with would be a “dream partnership” for British tennis.
Whatever the future, the double Olympic champion said he loved his first tournament as a coach – and said the embrace from Djokovic after the quarter-final win over was a “cool moment”.
He has also spent hours looking at video analysis of the 24-time Grand Slam winner and his opponents.
And Murray, 37, said: “I always knew that I would enjoy coaching but there are things that I’ve learned about coaching that were maybe a bit different than what I expected.
“There’s certainly areas of coaching that I will need to get better at moving forwards and learn a bit more about, for example, the technical side of the game.
Andy Murray coached Novak Djokovic to the Australian Open semi-finals (Image: Getty)
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“As a player, I would understand the basics, but not extremely well like some very experienced coaches.
“I’ve enjoyed the analysis. I enjoyed the matches and sitting at the side and trying to understand a bit better what’s going on, and seeing maybe how you could help a bit from the side. Preparing for the matches and those things is very interesting to me.
“I like that side of things. So ome things that I’ve enjoyed and felt like I’ve done well, and other parts that I need to work on and probably wasn’t so good at.”
But the Scot, who retired at the Olympics last summer, added: “It’s definitely harder playing, that’s for sure.
“I would dispute people that say that it’s harder watching from the sides. I know how stressful it can be out there playing the matches. I felt a lot of nerves and stuff in the build up to the matches, but when I was watching it I felt like I was able to switch that off and I felt calm at the side and was watching trying to do my job at times.
“At the end of the match with Alcaraz or important moments, you feel the nerves, but not to the same extent when you’re playing.”
Djokovic’s withdrawal from the was followed hours later by Raducanu announcing that she is looking for her seventh full-time coach since her 2021 US Open triumph after Nick Cavaday had to step down for health issues.
Raducanu revealed in Melbourne that she moved to end any “bad blood” with Murray after she pulled out of playing mixed doubles in Murray’s final .
And speaking to casino.org, Mark Petchey said: “I can definitely see Andy working on the women’s tour one day, 100%.
“Could he coach one day? It would be a dream partnership for Brits in terms of his knowledge, the stage of her career and his ability to guide her. It would be a great hire.”