{"id":189553,"date":"2025-06-16T17:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189553\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:45:11","slug":"andy-murray-38-lands-new-job-a-month-after-novak-djokovic-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/189553\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray, 38, lands new job a month after Novak Djokovic split"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Murray has secured his first commercial partnership since departing from his coaching position with Novak Djokovic last month. <\/p>\n<p>The three-time Grand Slam champion has become the inaugural brand ambassador for Walker&#8217;s Shortbread, the renowned Scottish biscuit manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis legend, who retired from professional play nearly a year ago, had been working alongside the Serbian star for five months before their recent separation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite indicating he was not eager to return to work immediately, Murray has now aligned himself with the heritage brand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"802d6\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"6bb0bf6dba853b0b7fb15808481992b1\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204208%202800'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750095910_478_andy-murray.jpg\" width=\"4208\" height=\"2800\" alt=\"Andy Murray\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Murray has secured his first commercial partnership since departing from his coaching position with Novak Djokovic last month<\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Walker&#8217;s Shortbread, whose products reach more than 100 markets globally, has never previously appointed a brand ambassador in its extensive history.<\/p>\n<p>Murray&#8217;s connection to the traditional Scottish treat runs deep, stretching back to his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been eating shortbread since I was a kid my gran would make it all the time for us,&#8221; Murray revealed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUST IN:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/golf\/rory-mcilroy-erica-stoll-admission-us-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rory McIlroy makes admission about wife Erica Stoll after struggling at US Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"5ba9a\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"67794a4a4fc5ad34916eea9882a7db8e\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204506%203011'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/andy-murray-novak-djokovic.jpg\" width=\"4506\" height=\"3011\" alt=\"Andy Murray Novak Djokovic\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic recently spent five months working together<\/p>\n<p>REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>The biscuits hold particular significance in marking his greatest triumphs: &#8220;We even celebrated my Wimbledon win with shortbread.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shortbread is one of my simple pleasures. No matter where I am in the world, a piece of Walker&#8217;s Shortbread always transports me back home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will see Murray become the public face of Walker&#8217;s, with advertising campaigns set to appear at major railway stations throughout Britain. This marks a significant marketing push for the Scottish biscuit manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/sport\/football\/itv-presenters-apologise-tyson-fury-soccer-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ITV presenters forced to apologise after Tyson Fury behaviour at Soccer Aid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murray expressed his pride in the collaboration, stating: &#8220;I am proudly Scottish, and partnering with Walker&#8217;s, a brand that has been representing Scotland around the world for well over a century, felt like a great fit for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He drew parallels between his own journey and the company&#8217;s heritage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I come from a small tight-knit community and when I look back at where I have come from, I am proud of what I&#8217;ve achieved, which is something I share with Walker&#8217;s,&#8221; the 38-year-old said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LATEST SPORTS NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nicky Walker, managing director of Walker&#8217;s, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are incredibly excited to welcome Andy Murray as our very first brand ambassador,&#8221; Walker said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4eaf2\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"effea599c95f1612fc3b9af72a6631a8\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%204272%202969'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750095911_49_andy-murray.jpg\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2969\" alt=\"Andy Murray\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andy Murray retired from tennis after playing at the Paris Olympics last summer<\/p>\n<p>GETTY<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s leadership highlighted specific qualities that made Murray an attractive choice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve always admired Andy&#8217;s achievements, his dedication and his cautious charisma as well as his very obvious close relationship with his own family. These are qualities that resonate deeply with our own values at Walker&#8217;s Shortbread,&#8221; Walker explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andy Murray has secured his first commercial partnership since departing from his coaching position with Novak Djokovic last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189554,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[512,93,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-189553","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sgg","9":"tag-sport","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tennis","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114694293208165516","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}