Andy Murray hasn’t ruled out a return to sport following his retirement from tennis.
Andy Murray could be in line for a shock career change.
Andy Murray has already hinted at a potential sport change following his retirement from tennis.
Murray hung up his racket during the recent Paris Olympics, bringing an end to a glistening career that stretched close to two decades.
Despite surviving seven match points across his first two doubles matches with partner Dan Evans, Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in the quarter-final proved too strong for the British pair.
It denied Murray the chance to add a fourth Olympic medal to his collection, having taken gold and silver at the 2012 Games, before following it up with another gold in Rio four years later.
However, depending on how things work out for Murray, he could be making a swift return to the Olympics in 2028.
That’s because the three-time Grand Slam winner has already revealed an interest in becoming a golf caddie sometime down the line.
An avid lover of the sport, Murray told Gentleman’s Journal in 2021: “I love sport, so something else that would interest me post-playing would be working in another sport.
“I got asked about this a little while ago and, because I really like golf, being a caddie on a golf tour would be exciting – to be up close and personal with top golfers and to learn about another sport like that.
Andy Murray retired from tennis during the 2024 Olympics.
“There’s probably also some crossover between tennis and golf on the mental side of things, and helping a golfer with that might be interesting.”
It didn’t take Murray long to get back out on the golf course post-retirement, with the 37-year-old pictured playing alongside Olympics doubles partner Evans last week.
Murray shared a snap to his 2.1million Instagram followers showing him and Evans enjoying a round of golf, with the photo captioned: “Partners last week, opponents today.”
But, any permanent switch to becoming a caddie is likely to be put on hold for now, with Murray focused on recharging the batteries after a demanding professional career.
Andy Murray won three Grand Slams during his career.
Speaking during the Olympics, Murray told Eurosport: “A few months ago I was not looking forward to it. Like in most jobs when people retire generally it’s more of a celebration because they’re looking forward to it.
“I’ve obviously loved playing tennis so I wasn’t necessarily really looking forward to that moment. But after I had the operation on my back at Queen’s, I was struggling to walk. It was kind of an emergency operation that I had to have.”
Matthew Ebden and John Peers took gold in the men’s doubles for Australia, while Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek picked up the silver medal.
Fritz and Paul won the bronze medal match, beating Czech duo Adam Pavlasek and Tomas Machac.
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