Andy Murray sent BBC plea ahead of Wimbledon – 'I would love to get him'

BBC commentator Andrew Castle has reached out to Andy Murray to offer him a chance to give his insight at Wimbledon. Murray won’t be involved at the tournament, having retired from playing last summer and split with Novak Djokovic as his coach in May.

The 2013 and 2016 Wimbledon champion is enjoying retired life, playing golf and spending more time with his four children. The 38-year-old has dabbled with commentary before, joining the pundits at SW19 in 2018 after undergoing hip surgery, but didn’t particularly enjoy it.

However, the BBC would love the insight of a three-time Grand Slam champion and household name. Commentary veteran Castle feels that a compromise could be reached, where Murray wouldn’t have to speak much, but could still inform the viewers back home, thanks to his unique perspective.

“I’d love to hear what he has to say. I don’t think it is something he is attracted to,” he told Betway. “I think he probably feels like we all just talk and he’s right.

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"We just talk so why would you want to be doing that? But if you heard Andy, and this is the way I would use him if I could, one or two lines per game and that’s it from Andy Murray. Wouldn’t that be awesome.

“I wouldn’t want him sticking around like a Gary Neville for too long. It would be wonder to work with Andy because I am fascinated with how he sees the game and I would love to get him to share what’s in his mind and his one-on-one combat brain.

“I would love him to share that with the audience, and I’d love to hear it. Maybe one day it can happen but the next time I see him, I’m going to say give us a match or two. He will say what are you offering and I’ll say nothing, but I wonder if we could tempt him for a match or two?

“I would absolutely adore that. John McEnroe is absolutely incredible when he is into a match, it’s so sharp. The same with Boris Becker, Tim Henman, Nick Krygios who sees something and says it so well and is very articulate and then there’s Martina Navratilova.

“I’ve also worked with Martina who is phenomenal to listen to. My job is to keep things rolling whereas they have that edge that only they know. The commentary box is great.”

Speaking to the BBC this week about the pitfalls of social media, Murray said he didn’t have any plans to go to Wimbledon this year. "I'm not missing [tennis] yet. Maybe when Wimbledon starts I might feel differently," he said.

"I have got no plans to go. Maybe if there was a British player in the final or something I might go along to watch, but I'm not planning on going."