Andy Murray tipped for coaching return with tennis star following Djokovic stint

Andy Murray has been told he should come out of retirement to coach one of the biggest names in tennis.

Following the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Sir Andy Murray retired from professional tennis following a highly-successful career that saw him win three Grand Slam singles titles.

Shortly after his career ended, Murray returned to the court to coach former rival Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open in 2025.

However, after just six months, the pair parted ways in May 2025, but since then Murray has suggested he would be open to returning to coaching sometime in the future.

”I think at some stage I probably would [consider a return to coaching],” Murray told the Athletic.

”My priorities are lying elsewhere just now, but I would do it again in the future,” he added.

Murray went on to explain that he would like to work with a younger player, building a relationship similar to Carlos Alcaraz and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.

And according to Jannik Sinner’s former coach Riccardo Piatti, Murray would be the perfect fit for Italian star.

Andy Murray coached Novak Djokovic for six months. (Image: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Piatti was a key part of Sinner’s early career, working with the future world no.1 when he was 13 until Sinner decided it was time they parted ways in February 2022.

Simone Vagnozzi replaced Piatti as Sinner's coach, with Darren Cahill joining as part of the coaching team in July 2022.

Three years after joining, Cahill had planned to retire from coaching at the end of 2025 but changed his mind, but Piatti thinks his retirement may still come at the end of the year.

“Look, coaching a world number one or two is stressful,” Piatti told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

“It means revolving your life around the player’s needs: it’s not a vacation. I think Darren will retire because he wants to do something else."

When asked who could replace the Australian, Piatti recommended Murray, labelling him a 'good fit' for Sinner as he chases Alcaraz's spot as world no.1

"I’d see Andy Murray as a good fit: intelligent, experienced, solid," Piatti added.

“In 2021, in Stockholm, he defeated a young Sinner in straight sets. After the match, I went to talk to Andy; I ​​would have signed him right away, but he had decided to keep playing, damn it.”