Jamie Murray liking, so after eight months he returned home. Andy Murray would later claim of his brother's experience at the time that it had "ruined him," though Jamie Murray responded that this was a harsh assessment. He has not criticised the coach in charge, and stated that blaming the LTA would be an easy option. Back home, he did not touch a tennis racket for two years. In 2004, he partnered his brother to the semi-final of the Junior US Open. Jamie and Andy call each other 'Tight' as a nickname. Murray said that André Sá is probably his best friend
Andy Murray was one option for recovery. He added that hip surgery was also an option but that the chances of a successful outcome were not as high. On 8 January, Murray announced on Instagram he had undergone hip surgery. In March, Murray lost his British No. 1 ranking to Kyle Edmund for the first time since 2006. Later that month, Murray said he was making progress after several days of playing at the Mouratoglou Academy in Nice after posting pictures of himself practising against Aidan McHugh, a British junior player, on Instagram. He then announced he would play his first ATP