BREAKING: Andy Murray Scarred for Life After Saying Yes to a New Role, and He Will Regret His Decision
Tim Henman believes Andy Murray is “scarred for life” and will not return to the commentary box with the BBC at Wimbledon after taking on the role eight years ago. Sir Andy brought the curtain down on his distinguished playing career two years ago.
Murray chose to move into coaching rather than broadcasting, having been put off by his initial experience. The two-time Wimbledon champion was brought on board by Novak Djokovic during the early part of last year and has more recently joined Jack Draper’s coaching setup.
However, BBC commentators Andrew Cotter and Tim Henman believe they can pinpoint the precise moment Murray decided against following in their footsteps.
Murray joined the pair in the booth for Rafael Nadal’s gruelling five-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro and it clearly left a lasting impression for all the wrong reasons.
Cotter, speaking during his commentary of Novak Djokovic’s win against Arthur Rinderknech on Friday, said: “I remember the 2018 World Cup when England were playing Croatia in the semi-final.
“Tim, you and I were in here alongside Andy Murray watching Rafael Nadal against Juan Martin del Potro. One of the great matches of all time. I think that was the commentary that convinced Andy Murray that he didn’t want to do it again.”
Henman added: “[Chuckles] exactly yeah, it was one of the great Wimbledon matches wasn’t it.
“Four-and-a-half hours later Andy Murray never wanted to commentate again. That spoke volumes for us. It scarred him for life.”
Earlier this year, Murray spoke out about why he never had any desire to step into the commentary box following his retirement.
He explained: “I just have always found tennis commentary and coverage to be quite down the middle.
“I don’t necessarily find it that interesting or that insightful. It’s not something that I really fancy doing, unless it was done in a very different way and I don’t necessarily think that that would happen at Wimbledon.
