Andy Murray in Rafael Nadal’s footsteps? The former tennis star wants to become a golf scratch!

Certainly tennis champions, retired or active, all have a passion for golf. We knew Rafael Nadal was keen and very efficient, we recently discovered Roger Federer with clubs in hand, here comes Andy Murray, recently retired from the tennis courts, and as a good Scot he announces that he is aiming very high in golf. Golf passion when you take us… The great tennis champions almost all seem to share the same great interest in golf. Rafael Nadal, as we know, is more than a white ball fanatic. The man with 14 titles at Roland-Garros is an excellent amateur player, with a scratch index. He has not yet announced his retirement from the ATP circuit, but we already know what he will devote a lot of his time to when he hangs up his racket… Roger Federer has just gotten started. The eight-time Wimbledon winner is rather a beginner in this area. As for Novak Djokovic, we saw him to his advantage during the last Ryder Cup in Rome. We don’t forget Casper Ruud who has an Instagram account dedicated to his other passion, Carlos Alcaraz who explains finding serenity on the courses, or another former world number 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov who even appeared in the world golf rankings (beyond 1500th place). A new retiree from the courts, a legend too, who was part of the famous “Big Four” of tennis with the first three named, wants to follow in the footsteps of “Rafa” in terms of level: Andy Murray has just stopped his career after the Paris 2024 Olympic tennis tournament and he almost immediately announced his desire to come and scratch, too. The former world No. 1 has 3 Grand Slam titles to his formidable record. After Paris 2024, he quickly posted on Instagram his intention to change sports. As a good Scot, the Glasgow native will therefore try his hand at the favorite sport of his ancestors. “At first, I’m going to spend time at home, with my wife and my children, but I also know that I’m going to play a lot of golf,” assured the Scot a few days after playing the last match of his great career. I want to become a scratch golfer. I have always loved playing golf, but because of my back problems, I have hardly played for the last 5-6 years.