Andy Murray tipped to become ‘greatest coach ever’ as new job lined upAndy Murray has been suggested to take up a coaching role to guide former rival Casper Ruud to his maiden Grand Slam victory.
Murray, who retired earlier this year after an illustrious two-decade career that included winning three Grand Slams and two Olympic gold medals, ended his playing days following an emotional Olympic doubles quarter-finals appearance with British compatriot Dan EvansSince hanging up his racket, there’s been constant speculation about a potential return to tennis in a coaching capacity. At the time of his retirement, the Scottish player expressed his desire for a break from tennis to spend quality time with his family.However, less than six months into his retirement, ex-tennis professional Mats Wilander has called on the 37-year-old to consider coaching Ruud. Speaking to Eurosport, Wilander stated: “Casper Ruud is at the time in his career where you watch him play and you don’t know if he still believes that he’s one of the best two, three players in the world, because you would have to say when he made those three Grand Slam finals, that we put him up there.It wasn’t like he had no chance in winning either of the three. He did have a chance to beat Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open [final in 2022]. He played Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal at the French Open in two finals, and you wouldn’t say that he, on paper, had a chance, but I thought he did.
“I think Casper is at the point in his career where you have to look at what Andy Murray did by hiring Ivan Lendl. Andy lost four Grand Slam finals, so did Ivan Lendl before they won their first one. Then, of course, it turns out that Murray won two Olympic golds, and he won three Grand Slams.
