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Andy Murray made feelings clear on coaching Emma Raducanu as he retires from tennis

Andy Murray has already made his feelings clear on the prospect of coaching fellow Brit Emma Raducanu as he retires from playing tennis.

Decorated with a trio of Grand Slam singles triumphs, Murray is now calling an end to his illustrious career following his Olympic exit this week. Alongside partner Dan Evans, Team GB were outclassed by American pair Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz in the men’s doubles quarter-finals, bowing out with scores of 6-2, 6-4.

Having conquered Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel, followed by Belgium’s Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille, the British duo met their match against the USA team. While it may mark the end of an era for Murray on the professional courts, whispers of him transitioning to coaching have been circulating.

In a 2022 chat with the Tennis Channel, he expressed an interest in coaching talents like Raducanu when posed with the question about mentoring future tennis proteges. Of those he would be keen on working with, Murray said at the time: “Female player Emma Raducanu. Male player – between [Carlos] Alcaraz, [Stefanos] Tsitsipas and [Jack] Draper

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Despite the prospects of a potentially dynamic partnership, Raducanu’s absence from joining Murray in Wimbledon’s mixed doubles this summer, alongside the revelation that Murray is already guiding 17-year-old Charlie Robertson, seem to have put any hopes of a collab on hold.

Last month, Judy Murray took to social media with an impressive side-by-side photo of her son and up-and-comer Charlie Robertson with a caption: “Charlie Robertson: the teenage Scot following in Andy’s footsteps is heading to New York next month to compete in the boys singles at the US Open. He’s ranked 25 in the world juniors and has just spent a week as Andy’s training partner as he prepares for the Olympics,

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