Murray Musings

Y'all, we have a great episode for you with our guest, Coach Roditi from TCU. He's coached Cam Norrie and Jake Fearnley and many other great players during his tenure as one of the best college coaches in the United States. TCU just claimed the Big 12 title and they are the 2024 National Champions. Please listen in as Coach Roditi talks about an experience with Andy Murray, how young guys from the UK can thrive at TCU before they hit the pro tour!Come sit down and join us!

We can't believe we've made it to episode 100, honestly...Our hosts had the absolute pleasure to sit down with former world number 44, Jonny O'Mara. Jonny brings with him tales from his time on tour as a doubles specialist, as well as in-depth analysis of the player he once coached, a good friend of his, we think you might know who we're talking about... Come celebrate the big 100 with us!

A day before the Australian Open began, Peter sat down with our friends from the Tennis and Bagels podcast, Owen and Andre. They brought with them their analysis of the Australian Open draw and Peter brought with him his sheer excitement that Andy Murray would be sitting in the coaches box of... erm... that guy he's a huge massive fan of... Join us!

Ooooooh, yes! Claire, Peter and Scott got to sit down with one of the hosts of The Tennis Podcast and BBC broadcast extraordinaire, Mr David Law! David brings with him years of experience covering some of the biggest tennis matches around the world and is all too happy to be questioned on everything going on in the world of the sport currently - from Andy and Novak all the way on over to Jannik and Iga... Join. Us.

Well... Who woulda' seen THAT coming?!? Come sit down awhile for the first Murray Musings episode in far too long as our hosts try to unpack the biggest coaching news... ever?! Any Murray, our man, our god amongst men. Will be coaching the 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic at the start of the 2025 tennis season. JOIN US!

Whelp... It took us awhile but here we stand, post-Andy Murray retirement and with NO TOURNAMENTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY AGAIN WITH OUR MAN AS AN ACTIVE PLAYER... Honestly, we're still not over it and we're uncertain if we ever will be. Regardless, come and join our hosts as they attempt to try and process their feelings on the retirement of our hero.

Well, I suppose this is it... *sniff* *wipes tears away* *wipes bogeys away* Andy Murray will play his final tennis tournament just next week but before that, our hosts sat down to talk about Wimbledon. They will be back to talk more about the Olympics and they will be back beyond that too but just to say, thank you to each and every single one of you for tuning in. Let's get ready for just one more go around... Join us.

God, it's going to be a weird one, isn't it? Feel free to have the tissues on hand because our hosts certainly do in this episode where they sit down and discuss the fact that Andy Murray is about to play his final Wimbledon tournament... Join us.

It's been a WHILE... On the eve of the French Open, on the eve of Andy Murray taking on Stan Wawrinka in the first round of the tournament, our hosts FINALLY sat down to talk about it all. Where is our boy at, what can we expect, is this really the final road to the end?!... Join. Us.

Peter and Claire sat down for a little chit chat ahead of Andy's first round match with (sob) Matteo Berrettini in Miami - although, full disclaimer, if you've come to MMHQ looking for a full and thorough analysis of the Miami Open draw, you are without doubt in the wrong place. If you're here for general chaos and delusional Andy Murray-related chat... we got you. Enjoy and as ever, thanks for listening!

WELL, THIS IS COOL! Our hosts welcomed the first ATP tennis player to step into Murray Musings HQ last night as Mr Liam Broady (world ranked 97!) sat himself down to talk life on the tour, his career aspirations and exactly what he thought of Mr Murray's retirement announcement last week... Join. Us.

If this is it, we're just going to miss knowing that he was going to be playing at some point again. Come sit with us awhile and digest the news that we will very likely end this year with Andy Murray no longer an active ATP professional... Join us!

Claire, Peter and Scott sit down at the end of one Andy Murray tournament week and right at the start of yet another! This is a big one though because HE HAS A WIN UNDER HIS BELT! IN THE YEAR 2024, ANDY MUZZA MURRAY HAS WON A MATCH AND WE ARE CELEBRATING THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE, YES, PLEASE, THANKING YOOOOOU!!!!!! Join us!

Claire and Scott sat down exactly 18 years on from Andy Murray's first ATP tournament title win to talk about the possibility that he could possibly get his first match win this season this week... Join us!

Peter and Claire were joined in MMHQ by our good friends Owen and Andre of Tennis & Bagels podcast fame to dissect the Australian Open draw in typical Murray Musings fashion - unserious, slightly chaotic, lots of laughter and talking over one another, and of course, good vibes only. How will our favourite guy do in Melbourne for the first major of the year? Listen in to hear our thoughts... Once again, please forgive the lack of Andy outro and any minor sound issues - Claire still hasn't quite completed her course in "how to upload" yet ;-)

First and foremost, we here at Murray Musings HQ hope everyone had a wonderful festive period and have a great new year when it comes. Come and sit down while our hosts look at our man's singles and doubles draws in Brisbane this coming week ahead of a brand new season that invites a whole lot of questions... Join us.

Peter and Scott sat down in Murray Musings HQ a few days ago to have a third recorded chitchat with Ben Rothenberg. Ben comes with his usual insight on the tennis media landscape but this time, he's got a book to promote as well! Naomi Osaka: Her Journey To Finding Her Power And Her Voice comes out next year and charts Osaka's rise and the many difficulties she's faced along the way. Join us! *TW: this episode does contain brief mention of accusations of domestic violence*

Well... That was a season that happened. But so quick will some right Andy Murray's 2023 season off as a disappointment, our hosts aren't of that ilk. Join us for an Andy Murray 2023 season review...

A few nights ago, Peter and Scott had the pleasure of hosting the tennis correspondent for The Times newspaper Stuart (Stu) Fraser in Murray Musings HQ. Originally from Scotland, Stu now lives down in London and is on the move a LOT covering the game we love for one of the most prominent news outlets. Stu brings with him tales of behind the scenes press conferences, advice on how to break into the industry, critique of the LTA and a unique insight into what it's like to interview the man himself, Andy Murray... Stuart can be found on X at @stu_fraser.

The infamous Angie (@mooney_angie on Twitter) joined Peter and Claire down at MMHQ for a chit chat on all her favourite things: tennis, Leon Smith and a certain Mr Andrew Murray!

Scott is back editing these episodes as you can probably tell from the title here. Our hosts were back together post-US Open to talk about it and the upcoming Davis Cup that our man Andy will be playing in... hopefully... maybe... if he's picked to play... please dear god let him be picked to play... Join us.

The final major of the year is upon us! Join Peter, Scott and Claire as they chew the fat over the upcoming US Open and how they think their hero - a certain Sir Andy Murray - will fare over the course of the next fortnight... will we see Andy make it through to the second week of a slam for the first time since 2017?? WE THINK SO!

Welcome back to MMHQ! Ahead of the US Open, Claire was thrilled to sit down with friend of the pod - and coach of one of our faves Liam Broady - Dave Sammel to look back on his three stand-out matches from the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, and chat about the work that goes into preparing your player for a major competition. As ever, it was an absolute joy to chat to Dave, and we hope you enjoy his insights! PS - if you're still listening out for our Andy intro... don't - Elder Millennial Claire (that's what we're calling her now) has figured out how to do it but her laptop won't let her download the programme. We will get Andy back eventually, we promise! For now, enjoy the tranquil sound of silence. *crickets chirp, birds tweet* etc.

The whole gang is back together as they gather round the firepit to discuss the weeks that were Wimbledon - less of an analytical roundup and more of Claire babbling on about her visit to the sacred grounds. It's been over a week since Vondrousova and Alcaraz lifted their maiden Wimbledon titles (spoiler alert) so please forgive our typical Murray Musings timings on this one!

Join Claire and Peter as they delve into the Wimbledon draw and look at Andy's chances on the hallowed turf of Centre Court - 10 years since he won his first Wimbledon title, and became the first British man in 77 years to do so. Welcome to Murray Musing, episode 77.

OK, so Claire did promise that she would either learn how to add Andy back in, or that Scott would be back to start doing it again... neither has happened *YET* but it will, it will! In the meantime, join Claire and Peter as they sit down and chat about the week that was in glorious Sunny Surbiton! Andy Murray is a grass court champion once again, and we couldn't be happier! Prepare for a laugh as we try to remember exactly how each match went, and listen in as Claire compares Ivan Lendl to a grumpy pet cat...

While Claire was nursing the hangover from hell, Scott and Peter got together to chat all things Andy Murray kicking off his grass court season in the Surbiton Trophy challenger event. Are you as excited as us for glorious glorious grass?! Let's go!

Claire and Peter get together with a lil glass of a wine and lot of chaotic chat over the French Open draw, which they hadn't looked until they started recording... We promise Scott will be back eventually, when he gets out of Podcast Prison. And we promise to have Andy back on our outro soon as well!

ANDY MURRAY WON A TITLE!!! ANDY MURRAY WON A TITLE!!! Claire and Peter are besides themselves with joy as they celebrate Andy winning his first title since November 2019 - 1295 days ago - and his first on clay since 2016, beating top seed (and world number 17, and Australian Open semi-finalist!!) Tommy Paul in the Aix-en-Provence Challenger 175 event. Grab a glass of whatever tickles your pickle and join us as we talk about the week that was...

*Not a Madrid preview* Chaos ensues as Scott, Peter and Claire get together to discuss their top five Andy Murray matches - we lose Peter twice due to storms raging through Texas and Claire trashes MMHQ after discovering Scott "stole" two of her top five picks. But please, sit back and enjoy as our hosts talk about the Murray matches that have left them feeling warm and fuzzy (or in Scott's case, gutted but optimistic...??) on the inside over the course of his career! *FULL DISCLAIMER* - Claire edited this episode, and we use the term edited in the loosest possible sense, please forgive the fact she's an old millennial, and this is very much the podcast edition of "please forgive any and all typos, have written this on my phone." ENJOY! Links to some of the matches we discuss are below: USO 2005 - v Andrei Pavel - USOpen 2005 [Murray Vs Pavel] - YouTube Thailand 2005 - v Roger Federer - Roger Federer vs Andy Murray 2005 Thailand Open Final Highlights - YouTube San Jose 2006 - v Leyton Hewitt - andy murray kissing kim sears-sap open 2006 - YouTube Japan 2011 - v Rafa Nadal - Murray vs Nadal Tokyo 2011 Final Highlights (HD) - YouTube AO 2012 - v Novak Djokovic - Murray vs Djokovic Australian Open 2012 SF (Highlights1080p) - YouTube AO 2013 - v Roger Federer - Roger Federer vs Andy Murray Australian Open 2013 SF Highlights HD - YouTube Wimbledon 2013 - v Fernando Verdasco - Andy Murray vs Fernando Verdasco | Wimbledon 2013 Quarter-final | Full Match Replay - YouTube Antwerp 2019 - v Stan Wawrinka - Stan Wawrinka vs Andy Murray | Antwerp 2019 Final Extended Highlights - YouTube Bonus match! Rio 2016 - v Juan Martin Del Potro - Andy Murray vs Juan Martin del Potro Final Olympic Games 2016 - YouTube

So this episode is now *slightly* out of date because we chatted about Andy's chances in Monte Carlo (we don't know her), he played... and then the tournament just ended so... what happened?! Who knows. Anyway - is it grass season yet? On a brighter note (!!!) listen in as we delve a bit further into Peter's experiences in Indian Wells, including ANOTHER interaction with our main man! (And yes, we do talk about Andy's metal hip given we've never covered that topic before)

Peter and a very sleepy Claire were thrilled to sit down with one of our favourite tennis commentators, and former coach of Andy, Mark Petchey for the second time. Join us as we delve into Indian Wells, Miami, Andy's chances in a potential R3 meeting with current ATP world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz, and our plans for an Andy Murray / Taylor Swift musical movie career montage!

Recorded before Indian Wells began, this episode going out and our man STILL BEING IN THE TOURNAMENT AFTER 2 ROUNDS is a a pleasant surprise... Our hosts try to unpack Andy's temperamental history with Indian Wells and why the 2023 edition of the event could be a turning point. Pull up a chair and settle in with us on this cold, damp and dreary Scottish day.

Steven Cree, actor from Outlander and A Discovery of Witches, shares his love of Andy Murray with Peter and Claire. In this interview, he details his fandom of Andy going back to his junior days all the way up until now! Join us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY ANDY MURRAY IS INTO THE 3RD ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN WITH TWO MATCHES OF OTHERWORDLY QUALITY DAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! Join Peter and Scott as they speak with Claire who is LIVE IN AUSTRALIA AND ABOUT TO GO AND WATCH ANDY'S 3RD ROUND MATCH!

Last week, our three hosts got the chance to welcome Tom Humberstone to Murray Musings HQ! Tom is an established comic artist and graphic novelist and has just released a book called Suzanne, all about the great French tennis legend Suzanne Lenglen! Listen on in as Tom takes us through his history as a tennis fan through to the point that he knew he wanted to write a story about it. We also talk Andy everything and look at what could be lurking in the uncertain future for our man... Join us!

The day before he flew out to America to cover the WTA Finals, tennis commentator and analyst Marcus Buckland was kind enough to spare some time to sit down and chat with our hosts awhile in Murray Musings HQ. Marcus has previously worked for Sky and currently works for Amazon Prime and so is well-placed to provide some valuable insight into what life is like behind the scenes in the commentary booth. He also offers advice to up-and-coming tennis journalists before going on share his thoughts on whether or not Andy Murray has one more big tournament left in him... Grab some popcorn because this is a good 'un!

I usually type these episode descriptions from a half-jokey perspective of an omnipresent overlord in Murray Musings HQ but I'd like to be serious for a second to say that both Peter and myself (Scott!) are very proud of Claire for completing the London Marathon a few weeks ago! She's such a badass and we love her greatly. But anyways, yes, our boy did play some tennis recently and yes, we do have some thoughts so come join us as we both reflect back on the last few weeks before looking forwards towards Andy's final few tournaments of the season...

Our three hosts finally got their heads in the game and sat down to talk about Andy's journey from the first week of the US Open all the way to Glasgow in Scotland where he participated in the Davis Cup tie last week! And Claire and Scott where there! And Claire even got a selfie with him! And she hasn't shut up about it since! Peter and Scott are considering investing in ear plugs... Aside from that, our hosts also look ahead to this coming weekend's Laver Cup, a pretty significant event given that a little-known player called Roger Federer will play his last professional match there. Get your tissues ready, there's going to be tears...

Alright then... On the evening before the start of the final major tennis tournament of the year, our three hosts sat down to talk about their boy's chances. Come chill a little as they talk through the possibilities and why it is that all of them are really damn hoping for at the VERY LEAST a second week showing from this tournament. We also hear from Peter about what working at Cincinnati was like and how it feels to now be a recognisable figure for Andy Murray... Join us.

Catchy episode title, we know... Back at the beginning of this week, Claire and Peter sat down to talk about the recent happenings in the career of some guy called Andy Murray. Thankfully, no real predictions were made for Andy's week in Canada and so you can close your eyes and pretend with us for awhile that THAT match with Taylor Fritz simply didn't happen...

Wimbledon was a thing and it happened and some of it was bad and some of it was fucking excellent because Scott and Claire got to actually go and meet Judy Murray and see Andy Murray and see Jamie Murray and see Venus Williams and my goodness, they met some friends for life. Join our hosts as they unpack what went down in Wimbledon town...

Well, this is definitely a Murray Musings highlight! Former professional player, former coach of Andy Murray and current Amazon Prime tennis commentator and analyst Mark Petchey visited Murray Musings HQ this week and amazingly, didn't get scared off by the fact that one of the very first things Scott wanted to show him was his life-size Andy cardboard cutout! Mark offers insight into his own career, giving advice to aspiring commentators and pundits, as well as telling us about what Andy was like as a teenager trying to make it big in a sport that's notoriously difficult to make it big in. He takes our hosts on trip down memory lane, shares some career highlights and milestones, as well as making a few intriguing predictions for the upcoming Wimbledon fortnight. Grab a coffee, a tea, a coke, a glass of water, whatever you fancy, and settle on in. This is a good 'un.

So by this point, it's pretty much a given that Murray Musings content is generally an absolute mess of unfiltered love for Andy Murray and so on this episode, our hosts sat down to commentate on a match as it happened. Oh, yes, listen on in for a whole lot of swearing and screaming and swearing and yelling and swearing and moaning and swearing and...

Ah, yes, another classic "let's record a preview of this tournament when it's already started" episode of Murray Musings! Gotta' love them! Our hosts sat down alongside Owen, Vansh and Andre from Tennis and Bagels to talk about the French Open and to make their predictions for who's going to beat who along the way. Let it be said that some of these predictions have aged well since this was recorded!... Some have not... We encourage you to laugh freely at the ones that have already disastrously failed.

So Scott was off this week, the wee skiver, and so Claire and Peter were flying solo but not without some help from their special guest, Nick Carter! A massive tennis fanatic and frequent writer, Nick swings by Murray Musings HQ with his thoughts on who will win the French Open, alongside his thoughts on just about everything else other than tennis to be honest! Grab a cup of hot chocolate and settle in for a conversation that wanders and meanders in a style only Murray Musings is truly capable of...

There were cobwebs hanging from the rafters of Murray Musings HQ when our guest arrived last week, so long has it been since we last recorded an episode. Thankfully, he didn't judge us Scott's cleaning skills too harshly... You may know Lee better as the man behind the twitter handle in the title of this episode. Lee joins us to talk about his life and how he came to be involved in the British tennis scene alongside many other details and tidbits which may prove handy to anyone thinking about visiting their local tennis tournaments. Come join us for a chitchat, a biscuit, and just a little bit of tennis gossip...

We're back! Finally! One day we'll get a regular upload schedule on the go again but until then, you'll have to make do with Scott's schedule which is basically whenever he can stop being lazy and get to work... Anyways! We're back and we've brought a very special guest in to chat with us all at Murray Musings HQ. Bastien Fachan works in tennis social media, most notably having spent time at the Mouratoglou Academy while also tweeting out content for TennisTV! Oh, yes, Bastien's the man behind all of the gifs and clips that you see down your timeline throughout matches. We quiz Bastien on his introduction to tennis, how he got in to the social side of things, before moving on to talk about both Andy Murray, Roger Federer and what their uncertain on-court futures might hold...

We're still here and alive! After overcoming the disappointment of an Andy Murray second round loss in Miami, Peter, Scott and special guest Angie sit down together to talk clay courts and the absence of their one true hero from the tour at the moment. Get a drink, settle in and prepare to get annoyed at Scott if you're a Casper Ruud fan...

We know, we can barely believe this actually happened either! 

Well... it's certainly been a week! Come join Peter, Claire and Scott as they sit down together in Murray Musings HQ to discuss the last week and a half of tennis action before turning their attention to the week and a half of tennis action to come. They also talk Ash Barty and the groundbreaking news regarding the current world number 1's decision to take early retirement! What does this mean?! Where does the WTA go from here?! It's all discussed right here in your favourite Andy Murray podcast!... (probably because it's the only Andy Murray podcast available but STILL!)