ANDY MURRAY’S former coach has warned him that “everything doesn’t revolve around you” after the tennis legend took up a new role.
Murray, who retired from tennis this summer, has agreed to coach former rival Novak Djokovic for the 2025 Australian Open.
The Scot will be taking a step into coaching as Djokovic hopes to win his 25th singles major.
The sensational move has got tennis fans excited with Djokovic claiming he is “looking forward” to the prospect too.
However, Murray’s former coach Jamie Delgado has said he is “very surprised” by the career change and has warned the 37-year-old he will have to make a major switch in his mentality.
Delgado, who coached Murray to his 2016 Wimbledon success, wrote in an article for The Times: “[An] adjustment for a player-turned-coach is the fact that no longer does everything revolve around you.
“Especially for someone like Andy, who contended at the top of the sport, all the decisions that were made, such as the times of practice, dinner or travel, were geared around him.
“That completely changes when you become a coach. You are now there for someone else and that requires a significant change in your mindset.”
But it’s not just having to adapt to Djokovic’s schedule that could be a culture shock for Murray, Delgado went on to warn that the pressure he will feel will be something completely different too.
He added: “The pressures you feel are also different.
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“As a coach you are trying to take care of everything that you can control and make sure you have done everything to the best of your ability to get the player ready.
“But when you get to the match it is not in your control. The player is ultimately responsible for the shots that he hits.”
Delgado isn’t concerned that Murray won’t be able to adapt, however.
Instead the 47-year-old has lauded the partnership as a “great move” and reckons that Murray will be able to tap into his on-court skills to give Djokovic a competitive advantage.
He wrote: “As a duo, Andy and Novak will be able to discuss and formulate strategies for different opponents or scenarios.
“Andy was amazing as a player in sensing people’s strengths and weaknesses very early in the match, and he will be able to do that as a coach from the front row of the courtside box.
“Bear in mind also that the ban has been lifted on coaches communicating with players during matches.”
