Andy Murray is approaching one year since his retirement from tennis, which arrived after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Murray called time on his glittering career after reaching the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event in France, where he played alongside Dan Evans.
Since then, the former ATP number one enjoyed a six-month coaching spell with 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic thanked Murray for their partnership after it ended in May, with the Serbian having reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open under his guidance.
Rennae Stubbs thinks Taylor Fritz should hire Murray as his coach, but the Scot has yet to take on a new challenge since his split with Djokovic.
Andy Murray admits feeling the opposite of what he thought he would since retiring
The three-time Grand Slam champion has now discussed his fantastic playing career with GQ, having been asked if it is already a blur.
Murray responded: “I did a speaking thing a few weeks ago and they put up a few highlights from my career. Honestly, it feels so long ago, even last summer when I played at the Olympics and Wimbledon.
“I haven’t really missed it but I’m curious to see if that changes because I love this time of year. I loved playing Wimbledon and here at Queen’s, so if I’m going to miss it, this would probably be the time.”
And when asked if that feeling has surprised him, he replied: “I’d spoken to my team and my family and psychologists about when the time comes to step away.
“Essentially I spent my whole adult life playing tennis most days, every single week. So not having it, I wasn’t sure how I was going to deal with it, and was expecting it to be quite hard.
“It’s actually been the opposite so far. Why that is, I’m not entirely sure. I don’t know if it was because it was just the right time, or maybe I put everything that I could into it.
“There are no massive regrets. There are some results I would like to change the outcomes of, but I tried my best and got the results that I got.”
Andy Murray says how his retirement was totally different to how he expected it to be
Before his Paris Olympics exploits, the Scot made one final appearance at Wimbledon, playing men’s doubles with his brother Jamie.
Murray had planned to also play both singles and mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu, but injuries prevented both from happening.
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A fitting farewell was, however, carried out despite his loss with Jamie to Australian duo Rinky Hijikata and John Peers.
Sharing his verdict on whether he retired just how he had envisaged, Murray said: “I had these great ideas that I wanted to retire in a specific way, and it happened totally differently to what I expected.
“It wasn’t about winning a title and having this Hollywood ending. The last match I played at Wimbledon was doubles with my brother. We lost in the first round on Centre Court and I could barely feel my foot on my left leg.
“I would have liked to be able to play a little bit better, but when I reflect on it, that was a great way for me to finish.”
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