Legendary tennis player Roger Federer has issued a warning regarding what to anticipate when Andy Murray ends his amazing career.
Tennis great Roger Federer has given Andy Murray some wise counsel, advising him to stay busy after he hangs up his racket to escape the boredom of an idle retirement.
In the upcoming months, Murray, 37, is expected to conclude his remarkable career—possibly following a disastrous performance at the Olympics in Paris. After retiring from the game in late 2022, Roger Federer said that maintaining a busy schedule is essential for success in life beyond athletics.
The Daily Star quoted the 42-year-old as saying, Andy will go through it his way.
Andy has 20 Grand Slam victories under his belt. He could have difficulties for a few years. One morning he might think, ‘This is the best thing; why didn’t I do this much earlier?
Indeed, it is dependent on your life. After setting up his home and having four kids, he will be quite busy. Initially, I thought it’d be great to stay busy.I’ve experienced this twice in the past year and a half, so it’s something you want to avoid: being idle when lounging on the couch at home.
You’re thinking, ‘And now what?’ when you find yourself alone, your kids are at school, and your wife is away doing something. I feel so bad about that. Having a schedule and remaining extremely busy are crucial.
After he’s through, he’ll realise how wise the choice was likely to be for his life, health, and mind. He has made a lot of efforts to return to the court. I have no idea how he has been spending the past few weeks. That has to have been cruel.”
Murray made his final appearance at SW19 on Thursday, when he and his brother Jamie lost in the first round of the men’s doubles competition due to Emma Raducanu’s abrupt withdrawal from the mixed doubles on Saturday. Federer apologised via a video message for being absent from the moving post-match celebration of his 20-year career.
The eight-time Wimbledon champion continued, saying, I wanted to be there, but I had commitments, and I wasn’t sure how it was going to work out exactly. In case he played singles on Tuesday, I actually booked an early trip here. I apologise, but I was unable to attend on Thursday.
