ANDY MURRAY is set to return to Wimbledon as a pundit rather than a coach after ending his six-month partnership with Novak Djokovic.
The former tennis rivalsissued a joint-statement yesterday to announce they would “no longer be working together”;;.
It was announced 12 days before the start of the French Open in Paris and seven weeks before Wimbledon.
, who turns 38 on Thursday, retiredlast summer and this surprise split means the Surrey-based star is now ready to give expert analysis on TV.
But he’s admitted he “didn’t enjoy”;; being an SW19 commentator for the BBC when he tried out the role seven years ago following his first hip surgery.
The grass-court tournament remains the jewel in the crown of the Beeb’s sports coverage, costing them £60million annually.
And working for the BBC is a very lucrative business — America’s three-time singles champion, 66, was paid between £195,000-£199k for his punditry role in 2024, according to BBC accounts.
Asked about his 2018 experience by Beeb icon last year, Murray replied: “I didn’t [enjoy it] but not because of the people I did it with.“
He also said “the commentary box was tiny – it was a long time to be in there”;;.
And just to make his feelings clear, the Scot added: “I actually didn’t enjoy it that much to be honest.”;;
Both Wimbledon and Murray’s camp declined to comment when approached by SunSport but the 2025 line-up will be announced in the coming weeks.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Muzza quit the sport after the Paris Olympics as injuries caught up with him.
And he has spent a lot of his spare time since then improving his golf swing.
It was following a trip to the range last November that Murray received an unexpected call from his old adversary, whom he faced 36 times, asking if he fancied becoming his temporary coach.
Murray, a former world No 1, first trained with Djokovic, 38 next week, before Christmas and was then in his corner during the Australian Open in January.
That proved to be quite a successful assignment as the Serb reached the semi-finals before pulling out injured.
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.”;;
’s last match was a shocker as he lost in straight sets to world No 44 Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open.
The 24-time champion said: “Thank you, coach Andy, for all the hard work, fun and support over the last six months.
“On and off the court, I really enjoyed deepening our friendship together.”;;
If Murray does take up the mic, he’ll hope to see entertainment as good as the contest he saw in 2018 – the men’s quarter final betweenand.
After mentioning his cramped commentary position he added: “But the match was unbelievable – Nadal v Del Potro, it was like four and a half hours of amazing tennis.”;;
