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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

Tim Henman: ‘I told Andy Murray to take his time … the next week he was coaching Djokovic’

Tim Henman says he is enjoying his media work and isn’t thinking of a coaching career despite being named Team Europe vice-captain for the Laver Cup.
Tim Henman says he is enjoying his media work and isn’t thinking of a coaching career despite being named Team Europe vice-captain for the Laver Cup. Photograph: Laver Cup

Tim Henman says he has no intention of following Andy Murray’s lead into full‑time coaching despite being appointed the new vice-captain of Team Europe at the Laver Cup. From this year, Henman will act as a mentor to some of the best players in the world alongside the team captain, Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion.

“I think coaching is a far bigger commitment in terms of time, in terms of travel, and I’ve had those offers, but it just doesn’t appeal to me,” Henman said. “And that may change. I would never shut the door on coaching an individual player. I was involved in the ATP Cup, but that was a very specific event.

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