Draper brings Murray into coaching team

British number two Jack Draper has brought Andy Murray into his coaching team for the grass-court season after parting company with Jamie Delgado.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray has not been involved on the tour since a six-month stint coaching Novak Djokovic ended last year.

Former world number one Murray, 38, will be part of Draper’s team for the grass-court season, including Wimbledon, which begins on 29 June.

“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 Draper, who reached a career-high fourth in the world rankings last year.

“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.”

Draper, 24, has struggled with a catalogue of injuries in his career and will skip this month’s French Open because of a knee tendon problem.

The 2024 US Open semi-finalist has tumbled down the rankings as a result of his prolonged absences and is set to drop outside of the top 75 after the Italian Open.

He plans to return for the grass-court swing after Roland Garros, but has yet to finalise his schedule.

A comeback at the start of June in Stuttgart – where Draper won his first ATP title in 2024 – remains a possibility, with Queen’s in London taking place a week later.

Draper hired Delgado, who worked with Murray when he became world number one, as head coach in October.

However, they only worked together at four tournaments this season because of Draper’s injury problems.

The left-hander did not play competitively for almost six months after last year’s US Open because of a bruised humerus bone in his serving arm.

After playing one match for Great Britain in the Davis Cup tie against Norway, Draper returned to the ATP Tour later in February in Dubai.

But he has played only eight tour matches since and cut short his clay-court season after retiring injured with the knee problem in Barcelona.