Andy Murray will rest his aching body before turning his thoughts to signing up a new coach.

The Scot is on his way home from New York after his devastating loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.

Murray will now spend time at home in Surrey before embarking on the Asian wing of tournaments next month.

By then, he will have talked to his team, including coach Alex Corretja, and decided on where he goes next in terms of new personnel for Team Murray. He will not jump into a knee-jerk decision.

“You have got to be patient,” said Murray after losing to the world No.27

“I was getting asked five, six days ago: ‘You’re playing great tennis. Will you think about going without a coach?’ The reaction is based on one match.”

He added: “I’m not going to panic. I’m going to take my time. I’m going to go home, have a rest because I need it and see what I decide to do after that.”

The 23-year-old from Dunblane seemed to be suffering during his defeat by Wawrinka. The Swiss player said he felt Murray was definitely injured and could not move well.

But the world No.4, who had treatment for an elbow and thigh injury, refused to talk about suggestions he was suffering from back and knee injuries.

Murray reached the final of the Australian Open and the semi-finals at Wimbledon this year. The Scot, though, is determined to take that extra step.

“I want to improve and get better,” he said. “I’m going to look for a coach and people that are going to help me do that.

“But I’m happy with the guys that I work with. They’re all very good at what they do. So I’m not going to start changing everything.”