While the prospect of another career after sport may appear daunting, there are a number of ways for athletes to manage this transition and prepare for life after sport.
Articles on Andy Murray
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The Scot’s greatest assets were his tactical nous, competitive spirit and supreme fitness.
Wimbledon, Rolland-Garros, US Open, Australian Open… Tennis is not just about muscles and nerves, and research sheds fascinating light on athletes’ strategies and performances.
Research is showing that players can use mindfulness techniques to improve the mental resilience required to perform at the highest level.
Tsitsipas’s reputation for taking strategic breaks is so well established that Murray planned for such disruptions.
Baseliners are too dominant. A true golden era would see more clashes between different playing styles.
Retiring from a career in elite sports can be stressful in a number of ways, something the former tennis world number one understands very well.
Too often athletes are forced into a narrative in which their sport overtakes everything, to the detriment of their health and future happiness.
He was seen as ‘moody’ and ‘petulant’, but Murray was just a single-minded champion who deserves the success he has enjoyed.
Tennis should be a more regularly accessible sport for more children. That’s where we find more Johanna Kontas, Heather Watsons and Andy Murrays.
Just because you were good at sport does not mean you can coach without furthering your qualifications and experiences.
The world number one has made some interesting appointments to help Team Murray to the top.
Research has shown that hard times and losses can help athletes perform better.
Football, cricket, athletics, rugby – whatever the sport, the tears are never far away, for both the stars and the spectators.
The current controversy over match-fixing in tennis has some ironic elements. Anyone watching the Australian Open on free-to-air TV will notice the proliferation of sports betting ads.
Andy Murray has some big boots to fill.
The genetics behind sporting ability are getting more complicated all the time - so don’t waste your money on online tests.
Pilates, strength and training: how to handle those long Paris rallies.
The UK number one has been in good form lately, but if he is to start winning Grand Slams again, he will have to break his Djokovic hoodoo first.
Britain’s number one tennis player must have been looking forward to an opening week of Wimbledon with the pressure slightly off, but thanks to England’s World Cup failure, a nation turns its lonely eyes…
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Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Swansea University
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