"Not that I would expect it to turn out like this — the Ferrero-Alcaraz relationship" - A return to coaching a possibility for Andy Murray who describes ideal scenario

Andy Murray is well known for having a glittering tennis career, but after that finished he had a spell coaching 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic. While that period in his life did not last that long, he is down to considering going into that realm again one day, but with a different age demographic in mind.

The 38-year-old joined the Serbian team at the start of the 2025 campaign. Once ferocious rivals, he was now rooting for Djokovic to win and would do everything in his power to make that a reality, taking his job very seriously. He overlooked Djokovic getting the better of Carlos Alcaraz and reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, a tournament he had been beaten by Djokovic in the final on four separate occasions.

That would be the high point in their partnership. Djokovic would retire in the next match due to injury and while he did make the final of the Miami Open, a number of early exits in some big Masters 1000 tournaments were not the results he was hoping for. In the end, Murray and Djokovic said their goodbyes as Murray departed back into the world of retirement.

Since then, Murray has stayed away from the spotlight, especially in tennis. He has not taken up another coaching role since splitting with Djokovic after the 2025 Madrid Open, but the fire is still there to go back into this world.

“I think at some stage I probably would (consider a return to coaching)," he told The Athletic. "My priorities are lying elsewhere just now, but I would do it again in the future.”

The difference is that he would rather coach someone younger. Djokovic, who is currently 38-years-old, is maybe not who he ideally wants to be guiding. He used Alcaraz's prior relationship with Juan Carlos Ferrero as an example. The Spanish duo won six Grand Slams together and conquered the sport as a team, spending a number of weeks as world number one at such a young age.

This could inspire Murray to follow in those footsteps. “I do like the idea of helping a much younger player, a little bit like — not that I would expect it to turn out like this — the Ferrero-Alcaraz relationship," he said. "A younger player that you’re really able to help and have a really positive influence on. I would find something like that quite interesting but certainly not right now.”

Many young players would leap at the opportunity of having a player with as much calibre and prestige as Murray guiding them through the ranks. A three-time Grand Slam champion, Murray could and possibly should have won more with him reaching a total of 11 major finals in a period where the likes of Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had command.

A two-time Olympic gold medallist, Murray spent in toal 41 weeks as world number one after coming out on top at the ATP Finals in 2016. His career would not be the same soon after with a period on the sidelines proving detrimental to his career. He continued to travel the world and compete in the biggest tournaments on offer but in the end would call it quits at the 2024 Paris Olympics, taking to the court with fellow Brit Dan Evans. Maybe soon we will see the Scot back at these big events by the side of a highly touted tennis talent.