Andy Murray drops two-word update on his progress in golf following retirement from tennis

Andy Murray is making the most of his time post-retirement to improve his golf game. The former World No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion is an avid fan and has shared an update about how he is faring.

Murray rose to prominence in the tennis world in the late 2000s. During the following decade, he became widely regarded as part of the famed Big Four alongside Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.

While the Brit would not go on to match the numbers of the Swiss, the Spaniard, and the Serb in terms of titles won, from 2008 to 2017, he was a regular contender for men's tennis' biggest prizes.

However, Andy Murray's tennis career was greatly impacted after his peak years due to two hip surgeries he had to undergo in 2018 and 2019. He had previously suffered from hip pain for nearly a decade. Despite trying his best to prolong his career, earlier this year, he retired following the conclusion of his doubles campaign with Daniel Evans at the Paris Olympics.

Post-retirement, the 46-time ATP Tour-level titlist has taken to golf and has provided periodic updates on his progress via social media. Yesterday, he shared a video of him practicing a golf swing on his Instagram story. The two-word caption read:

"Slight progress"

Still from Andy Murray's Instagram story (@andymurray)

Murray played at the 2024 BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am event in September. While the Brit had a positive experience at the event, he refused to participate in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship two weeks later.

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Andy Murray on needing time to improve his golf skills - "I'm happy playing in front of nobody, to be honest"

Andy Murray came out on the losing side at the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am event. Afterward, during a press conference, Murray was asked if he would consider playing at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which was scheduled two weeks later. The three-time Grand Slam winner suggested he may feel prepared to play as a scratch golfer in a few years:

"A couple years probably. I think so. I mean, I'm obviously getting to practice a lot more than the average person. I obviously played a bit when I was younger, and if I can get the right sort of lessons and practice the right things, then yeah, I've got a chance of doing that I think in a couple years."

At the BJTA Mike Dickson Golf Day, another celebrity event earlier in October, Murray emerged on the winning side. His official X (formerly Twitter) handle's bio previously read, "I play tennis," but now reads, "I played tennis. I now play golf."