A coaching career that had just begun was cut short unexpectedly. Novak Djokovic appointed Andy Murray as his new head coach just three months after he hung up his rackets.
A partnership that was thought to cause havoc on the tennis court was announced to have ended in May by both parties.
When asked by journalists whether he would return to coaching, the British former tennis player got straight to the point, not now, he enjoyed working with Djokovic, learnt a lot, and gained valuable experience from a different perspective, but admitted they didn’t achieve the results they had hoped for.
“I would do it again at some stage. I don’t think that will happen immediately.
“I was not planning on going into coaching as soon as I finished playing but it was a pretty unique opportunity. It was a chance to learn from one of the best athletes of all time.
“You also learn a lot about how to work with a team. As an individual athlete, you have a team of people around you, but you’re the focal point whereas when you’re coaching an individual, you’re working with a physio, physical trainers, and agents, and you need to know how to get your message across to the player and find out what makes them tick.
“That was the thing I learned and something I need to work on if I want to do it again in the future.
“It was a brilliant opportunity for me. We got to spend some nice moments away from the court. Results weren’t as we wanted but we gave it a go.
“We’ll see about coaching in the future, but I don’t think that will happen for a while.”
Novak Djokovic has reunited with coaches Dusan Vemic and Boris Bosnjakovic as he looks to reset his 2025 season. While he reached the semi-finals of the French Open, expectations were higher. Given his status as a Grand Slam champion and his elite ranking, many anticipated a spot in the final. Instead, he was stopped by Jannik Sinner, who made a strong return to competition after serving a three-month suspension by WADA following two positive tests for the banned substance clostebol.
