Andy Murray in very exciting link-up with sporting icons as retirement plans take shape

Former tennis star Andy Murray is continuing to make the most of his retirement by forming a cross-sport superstar lineup on the golf course. Murray is enjoying taking up the new challenge of learning a different type of swing after hanging up his racket in August.

The Scot recently made his debut in the BMW PGA ChampionshipPro-Am after being paired with Scottish golfer Bob MacIntyre earlier this year.

The 37-year-old has been regularly taking to the course, not only with McIntyre but also his celebrity friends. And he has now joined former Tottenham footballer Gareth Bale and ex-England cricketer Kevin Pietersen at Wentworth to improve his skills after reaching a handicap of seven.

Pietersen uploaded an image of the three men together with the caption: “Football, cricket, tennis, playing golf together! Great days! The best days! Pretty cool how golf gives the opportunity to do this!”

Murray responded by using the image on his Instagram Story, adding a single heart emoji for his two million followers to peruse.

It’s not the first time that the sports icons – joined by businessman Warren Kwei – have met up for a day out on the runway. Back in September, Pietersen uploaded an image of the same quartet playing at the ultra-exclusive Queenwood Golf Club on the outskirts of London.

The two-time Wimbledon champion is keeping himself busy in his retirement after announcing he will be starring in a new tennis-themed production titled ‘Centre Stage’.

The show is scheduled to run across four nights in June 2025 and begins in his native Scotland in Glasgow. Murray will then travel to Edinburgh and London’s Eventim Apollo before finishing at the New Wimbledon Theatre on the eve of next year’s Grand Slam in SW19.

Fans will be treated to new anecdotes and juicy details from the British icon’s playing days, during which he won three Grand Slam titles and reach the coveted world No. 1 status during the same period as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were all playing.

Andrew Cotter from the BBC will interview Murray, who decided to step away from tennis after playing the 2024 Olympics in Paris, on the stage.

“After I retired this summer, I wanted to try some different things,” Murray said.

“I don’t think a tennis player has done anything like this before so it felt like a great challenge for me. I haven’t stepped on a tennis court for a long time, so hopefully my fans will enjoy seeing me in this new setting.”