Andy Murray to work with Jack Draper at Wimbledon after tennis coaching return

Andy Murray has made his return to tennis coaching and is set to work with fellow Brit Jack Draper over the grass court season.

Draper has endured a torrid spell with injuries over the last year and is currently recovering from a knee injury, which ruled him out of the French Open.

The 24-year-old has dropped to 50th in the world rankings but is eyeing a return at the HSBC Championships at the Queen’s Club in June prior to Wimbledon.

And in his bid to hit the ground running on grass, Draper has recruited Murray, a two-time Wimbledon champion, to be a part of his team.

Jamie Delgado, a former coach of Murray who has been working with Draper since last October, will leave the team.

‘I am very grateful for everything Jamie Delgado has done for me over these past six months,’ Draper said in a statement.

‘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 with the addition of Andy Murray, who will be supporting me throughout the grass court season.’

For Murray, the coaching gig will be his first formal post since his surprise link-up with Novak Djokovic shortly after his retirement in August 2024.

The Scot helped Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz as he reached the Australian Open semi-finals later that year, but the duo split in May 2025 following a poor run of results for the legendary Serb.

Murray has not coached since and told The Athletic last month: ‘My priorities are lying elsewhere just now, but I would do it again in the future.

‘I do like the idea of helping a much younger player, a little bit like — not that I would expect it to turn out like this — the (Juan Carlos) Ferrero-(Carlos) Alcaraz relationship.

‘A younger player that you’re really able to help and have a really positive influence on. I would find something like that quite interesting but certainly not right now.’

At 24, Draper has already shown his potential when he reached the US Open semi-finals in 2024, followed by victory at Indian Wells the following year.

But the left-handed Brit has struggled to produce his best on grass and particularly at Wimbledon, where he is yet to progress past the second round.

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