Andy Murray returns to coaching to work with Jack Draper over grass-court season
By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Sport Correspondent
Andy Murray is returning to coaching to work with Jack Draper during the grass-court season.
Murray had a six-month spell coaching his former rival Novak Djokovic between November 2024 and last May but has since been away from the sport spending time with his family and on the golf course.
The Scot said in a recent interview that he was open to having another crack at coaching, and it has now emerged that he will team up with Britain’s most exciting male prospect this summer.
Draper announced on Tuesday that he has split from Jamie Delgado, saying: “I am very grateful for everything Jamie Delgado has done for me over these past six months. He is a world-class coach and a great man.
“In the interim, I will continue to be supported by the excellent team at the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association), with the addition of Andy Murray, who will be supporting me throughout the grass court season.”
While it is initially a short-term arrangement, the prospect of Murray coaching the man anointed as his successor is a hugely exciting one for the British game.
Draper will hope the partnership helps him push back towards the top of the game after a hugely frustrating period that has seen his ranking slip to 50.
In the world’s top four last June, the 24-year-old has been dogged by injury since, spending nearly eight months sidelined by an arm problem and now forced to miss the French Open because of a knee issue.
Grass has so far been Draper’s weakest surface and he will hope the guidance of two-time Wimbledon champion Murray can help him unlock his huge potential.
