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Andy Murray's life since tennis retirement – Wimbledon snub, new job, life with wife Kim
@Source: walesonline.co.uk
Andy Murray has kept himself busy since retiring from tennis following the 2024 Olympic Games. The Scot won three Grand Slam titles following an illustrious career that saw him compete with the 'big three' of his era: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Murray remains a towering figure in British tennis while also pursuing other interests over the last 12 months. As well as spending extra time with his wife, Kim, and their four children, he has completed a live theatre tour and spent extra time trying to lower his golf handicap. A year on since he bowed out of the sport as a player, here's the lowdown on the 38-year-old's life now, including a short-lived new job and an advert that was banned from TV… Murray unexpectedly dipped his toe in coaching since calling it a day with a short-lived stint working with one of his great rivals, Djokovic. The pair linked up before this year's Australian Open. Speaking ahead of the tournament, Murray insisted he would have no issue being ranted at by the fiery Serbian. He said: "Providing that he's giving his best effort and trying as hard as he can, I'm absolutely fine with him expressing himself how he wants." Murray admitted the call to work with the 24-time Grand Slam winner was as big a shock to him as it was to the rest of the tennis world. He said: "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. We’d actually been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me just wanting to chat. "I was on the 17th hole of the golf course, and the guy I was playing with said to me, 'Do you know what's next?' I was like, 'No, not really.' He said, 'Do you have any plans to do any coaching?' And I said, 'Honestly, I can't think of anything worse to do right now.' "And then 30 minutes later I was in the car and I called Novak, and then we had a conversation and he asked if I would be interested in helping, which I obviously wasn't expecting. "I said to him, 'Look, I need to think about it and talk to my family.' So I spoke to them and, after a couple of days, I thought that it was a pretty unique opportunity and experience." However, the partnership lasted just one Grand Slam, as it was announced in May that they would no longer work together. Murray said: "Thanks to Novak for the unbelievable opportunity to work together, and thanks to his team for all their hard work over the past six months. I wish Novak all the best for the rest of the season." Murray recently completed a live speaking tour, 'Centre Stage,' during which he discussed his career in front of a live theatre audience. The tour took place in June and included appearances at theatres in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London’s Apollo, and the New Wimbledon Theatre. Guests included wife Kim, mother Judy, and tennis icon John McEnroe. Despite his connection with Wimbledon, Murray decided to skip the 2025 tournament. Explaining his decision, he told the Guardian: "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." Murray appeared in an advert in Australia that was banned after viewers complained it "promoted kidnapping." The two-time Wimbledon champion featured in a commercial for Uber Eats that aired during this year's Australian Open. The ad shows Murray being approached by two delivery drivers at his hotel. He tells them he didn't order anything before they reply, "We're here for you, actually," before saying, "We get all kinds of stuff now." Murray is then told to "get in the bag" before the tennis icon flees down the corridor. Murray then jumps out of a glass window before running off. A message appears on the screen saying, "Order Andy Murray on Uber Eats Now. We haven't caught him yet, but he can't run forever." However, after complaints to the Australian TV watchdog, the Ad Standards Community Panel, the ad will not be shown on TV again. The panel upheld the complaint about kidnapping, saying it " depicted violent and threatening behaviour." However, it conceded it was "unlikely to lead to copycat behaviour." One complaint said: "Why is kidnapping being promoted as a normal act. It is against the law. The Uber ads will teach children it is OK to kidnap people." Tennis retirement has allowed Murray to devote more time to another of his sporting passions, golf. The seven-handicapper played at the BMW PGA Championship's Pro-Am in Wentworth last year and won the first BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day, held in memory of the long-serving Daily Mail tennis reporter, who died while covering the 2024 Australian Open. Murray said of golf: "It's a different sort of nerves, because you are comfortable in the sort of tennis environment. I'm not thinking I'm going to walk out on the tennis court and forget how to hit the ball. "Whereas here [on the golf course], there's people standing five metres away from where I'm driving, and I'm like, I'm useless at this game. You just want to try and keep the ball in play and don't mess up too much. I'm obviously getting to practice a lot more than the average person. "I obviously played a bit when I was younger, and if I can get the right sort of lessons and practise the right things, then yeah, I've got a chance of doing that [becoming a scratch player]." Murray's wife, Kim, has been a constant by his side over the last twenty years. Murray has regularly praised his other half, who prefers to stay out of the limelight as much as possible. Speaking to the New York Times, he said: "She doesn't like being in the newspapers, and people commenting on what she's wearing and how she looks, and those sorts of things. "That's one of the things that I guess she's also sacrificed, a little bit, for our relationship, and I appreciate that a lot. You're in these huge cities meeting new people all the time and it would be easy to get your head turned. But Kim's always been there for me. She really cares about me and helps with so many things. She always has. That's why we have such a great relationship."
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