Novak Djokovic says he and Andy Murray felt they “could not get extra” out of
their short-lived partnership.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion parted methods with former opponent Murray final week following six months working collectively.
Djokovic shocked the world of tennis when he enlisted previous adversary Murray to hitch his teaching group in November forward of the 2025 Australian Open.
Below Murray, Djokovic would go on to beat Carlos Alcaraz within the quarter-finals in Melbourne, solely to be pressured to retire injured within the semi-finals in opposition to Alexander Zverev.
The Serb had mentioned he hoped to work alongside Murray via to the French Open and Wimbledon however a poor run of kind, which has seen Djokovic lose his first match at his final two tournaments, pressured the pair to half methods 12 days earlier than Roland-Garros.
Djokovic, who’s in no rush to nominate a brand new coach has been seen working with Viktor Troicki, in response to a video posted on his social media final week.
The Serbian Davis Cup captain was additionally in his field final time he performed in Paris on the Olympics.
A take a look at each Masters closing on the ATP Tour between Murray and Djokovic
Djokovic has entered the Geneva Open as a wildcard as he builds in direction of the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
“We felt like we could not get extra out of that partnership on the court docket, and that is all there may be to it,” the Serbian mentioned of his spell working with Murray.
“My respect in direction of Andy stays the identical, much more really, I bought to know him as an individual.
“I feel he has an excellent tennis IQ, he has a really uncommon thoughts of a champion that clearly has achieved what he has achieved, and he sees the sport extremely nicely.”
Djokovic explains why he selected former rival Murray as his new coach
World No 6 Djokovic is ready for a second-round assembly with Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics – who sits 134th within the ATP rankings – on Wednesday within the clay-court match in Switzerland.
“In the intervening time, I am not in want of a coach,” added the 37-year-old, who’s but to win a match on clay this 12 months.
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