Murray ‘didn’t get results’ he wanted for Djokovic

Andy Murray claims that Novak Djokovic’s coaching his former rival “probably didn’t yield the results I would have desired”

Murray joined Djokovic’s coaching staff in November, but they parted ways after only six months, ending his playing career at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the 2025 Australian Open and three other tournaments, Murray, 38, teamed up with 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic in his first coaching position.

Murray stated in an interview with The Tennis Podcast that working with both one of the best tennis players and one of the greatest athletes of all time was going to be very difficult.

In terms of how he plays tennis, Novak, like myself, is a difficult character to play because it is so demanding.

“I’m glad I did it, and I look back and think it’s a good thing.” I had an amazing experience.

Djokovic defeated Carlos Alcaraz to advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, but he had to miss his semi-final against Alexander Zverev due to injury.

Before falling to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the Miami Open final, Djokovic suffered first-round defeats in Qatar and Indian Wells upon his return to action.

I watched him play ridiculous tennis in that tournament, Murray said, “It was unfortunate what happened in Australia with the injury.”

Murray was asked to join Djokovic for a run on his first day at the job, and he endured calf cramps to avoid offending his fellow former world number one, which he described as “embarrassing.”

Murray said he “would have taken more breaks” from his successful playing career, including following his two Olympic victories.

Top tennis players have expressed concerns about the calendar for the event this year.

Two years ago, Murray voted against expanding the number of two-week ATP 1, 000 tournaments, saying the longer time on the road would have a negative effect on players. This was a problem because of injuries in his later years of career.

There is nothing, in my opinion, that suggests players are getting worse off than they did before. However, Murray said, “I do believe that players are more tired and mentally exhausted than they were before because they are traveling a lot more often.”

“You are more sensitive to pain and discomfort when you’re more fatigued.” Players are currently experiencing that, in my opinion, by being away for longer.