Andy Murray doesn’t usually need an invitation to crack a joke. The typically witty Scotsman is known for his sense of humour and isn’t afraid to pull the leg of those nearest and dearest to him, including fellow tennis icon Roger Federer.
Eagle-eyed social media users spotted that Murray had commented on one of Federer’s Instagram posts over the weekend, sarcastically taking the mick out of the Swiss star’s ability. The post was a video of Federer practising serves in Shanghai at the recent ATP Masters 1000 event.
Nestled in and among the comments of fans praising Federer for his serve was a tongue-in-cheek response from the three-time Grand Slam winner. It read: “If you could have disguised your toss better you would have been some player.”
Understandably, it received a warm response from most of the other tennis fans commenting on the post. However, there were a couple who didn’t quite get the joke the first time around and required some clarification about British sarcasm!
For Murray though, it comes amid a time when his full focus appears to be on another sport, as opposed to tennis. Murray began the year as part of Novak Djokovic’s coaching team, but he looks to be ending it eyeing up a potential career in golf instead.
Having competed in the recent Alfred Dunhill Links Pro-Am, he explained: “I like that in golf you have time in between shots to reflect and calm down. In tennis, your heart rate can get extremely high, you play a long point, an important point, and the tension builds and builds. For me, the hard part about golf is not in-between shots, it’s when you’re standing over the ball, making sure not too many thoughts creep into your head and actually just getting the club moving properly. That’s the hard part.”
There have been suggestions he could look to compete alongside professionals in competitive tournaments. On the prospect of that, the two-time Wimbledon winner added: “I don’t have ambitions of playing in the Open itself. But I want to play I competitions and test myself because I enjoy that. It’s the competitor in me and I wonder what it would be like to play in Regional Qualifying.
“A couple of my friends have done it and it’s something to aim for in order to get better. I know that I wouldn’t have any chance of actually qualifying for the Open. The difference between scratch golfers and professionals on tour – it’s a massive gap. That’s something else you realise playing in the pro-am.”
