Andy Murray joins Jack Draper’s team ahead of Wimbledon run

Andy Murray has joined Jack Draper’s team for the grass-court season, handing Britain’s brightest home hope a two-time Wimbledon champion just as the calendar turns toward the sport’s most demanding fortnight on grass. The Lawn Tennis Association said Murray will support Draper through Wimbledon, with Queen’s Club expected to provide the first serious test of the partnership before play starts at the All England Club on June 29.

The move gives Draper more than celebrity value. It gives the 24-year-old a coach who has won Wimbledon twice and knows what it means to carry British expectation into the event that can define a career. Draper has never gone beyond the second round at Wimbledon, even though his grass résumé already includes the Stuttgart title he won in June 2024, a Queen’s semifinal and an Eastbourne semifinal. His recent season has been disrupted by injuries, starting with a bone bruise that kept him out of the Australian Open, then a setback in Barcelona that forced him to withdraw from Roland Garros.

Draper’s own ranking profile shows how sharply the arc has swung. He reached a career-high world No. 4 on June 9, 2025, yet the injury interruptions have left this grass-court stretch looking less like a routine build-up and more like a reset. In that context, Murray’s arrival could sharpen Draper’s expectations as much as his tactics, especially on a surface where movement, margins and calm under pressure matter as much as raw power.

Draper said he was “very grateful” for what Jamie Delgado had done and that he would continue to be supported by the Lawn Tennis Association team, “with the addition of Andy Murray, who will be supporting me throughout the grasscourt season.” Delgado had worked with Draper for six months before the split. Murray and Draper already know each other well, having played together at the 2023 Davis Cup Finals in Manchester and met at Indian Wells that same year.

It is Murray’s second coaching role since retirement, and it comes with a clear test. His previous spell with Novak Djokovic lasted six months, from November 2024 until May 13, 2025, and ended by mutual agreement after a 12-7 run that included Djokovic’s semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open and a final in Miami. For Murray, the question now is whether the judgment that made him one of Britain’s great champions can help Draper survive the pressure of Wimbledon and turn a promising grass season into something more lasting.