Andy Murray returns to coach Jack Draper for the grass season
- Christian Montegan
- May 13
- 2 min read
World No.50 Jack Draper has parted company with coach Jamie Delgado, opening the door for Andy Murray to join his coaching team for the grass season.
Murray, a former world No.1 and three-time major champion, will tackle his first coaching role since his short stint with Novak Djokovic last year.
"I am very grateful for everything Jamie Delgado has done for me over these past six months. He is a world-class coach and a great man," said former world No.4 Draper in a statement.
"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."
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It has been an injury-riddled past 12 months for Draper, who retired mid-match in his first round encounter in Barcelona last month.
The 24-year-old has opted to skip the upcoming French Open due to a knee tendon issue.
He will fall to world No.75 in the rankings next week, having failed to defend his 2025 Madrid Final and 2025 Italian Open quarter-final points.
Draper has only featured in four tournaments this season, with his deepest run coming at Indian Wells, thanks to a quarter-final showing, defeating Djokovic en route.
Murray's collaboration with Draper includes Wimbledon, which commences on June 29.
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Hallo! Erstmal ein großes Lob für diesen wirklich lesenswerten Beitrag über Andy Murray und seine neue Rolle als Coach für Jack Draper. Das ist mal wieder richtiger Qualitätsinhalt, Hut ab! Ich habe das mit Spannung verfolgt und finde es faszinierend, wie Murray seine Erfahrung weitergibt. Ich frage mich allerdings, ob es auch Schattenseiten an dieser Konstellation gibt. Wird Jack Draper nicht vielleicht zu sehr von Murrays Spielweise beeinflusst? Das ist etwas, was ich letzte Woche selbst im Kleinen erlebt habe, als ich versuchte, meine eigene Technik zu verbessern, indem ich mir ein Vorbild nahm. Manchmal verliert man dabei seine eigene Identität. Trotzdem bin ich unglaublich gespannt, wie sich diese Partnerschaft entwickeln wird. Ich kann nur bestätigen, dass solche Mentorenbeziehungen oft…
This is such a welcome and clear explanation regarding Andy Murray's role with Jack Draper, and I'm truly grateful for the detailed breakdown. You've really highlighted how the iterative process involved in his coaching deserves its own spotlight. It's refreshing to find such in-depth information within what could easily have been a superficial overview of Andy Murray's involvement. I've actually just had a similar experience with a project I was working on; I had a breakthrough moment where refining the details, much like you've done here, completely shifted my perspective on how to approach it. It made me realize how crucial those granular adjustments are. I'm definitely emailing this to myself so I can refer back to it; there's so…