Andy Murray said he was disappointed with Novak Djokovic’s results while he was part of the Serbian veteran’s coaching team. Their partnership lasted six months before they mutually split in May, having worked together at the Australian Open and three other tournaments.
Murray joined Djokovic’s team in November 2024, about three months after ending his own playing career at the Paris Olympics. Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals in Melbourne but was forced to retire injured in his last-four match against Alexander Zverev.
“I was disappointed. Probably didn’t get the results I would have liked for him,” Murray said. He added that he took the role because he wanted to try coaching and didn’t want to later regret not taking the opportunity to learn. “It was going well initially and it was unfortunate what happened in Australia with the injury, but I watched him play ridiculous tennis in that tournament.”
Murray described the period after the injury as “a difficult few months” for Djokovic and the whole team. He said the experience taught him a lot about coaching: “I was fully invested, tried my hardest to help, and made some good relationships along the way with his team.”
Despite the short tenure, Murray — who is about a week older than Djokovic — said he has no regrets. Speaking to The Tennis Podcast, he called it an amazing experience and said, “It didn’t last long, but I put everything into it.”