'We felt like we couldn’t get more out of it': Novak Djokovic gets real about his six-month tenure alongside Andy Murray as his head coach

The current world No. 6, Novak Djokovic, recently has opened up about his brief coaching collaboration with Andy Murray. The partnership, which lasted six months, came to an end just days before Roland Garros, in the middle of the Serbian's struggles to get rhythm on clay.

The 24-Grand Slam champion surprised the tennis world in last November when he brought his longtime rival, Andy Murray, to join his coaching team ahead of the 2025 season and with the Australian Open as their main target.

Under Murray's guidance, Novak played a fantastic tournament in Melbourne, securing a remarkable victory against Spains' Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals. However, this run was suddenly cut short due to a hamstring injury that force Djokovic to retire during his semi-final matchup against Alexander Zverev.

From that point on and despite the initial hopes product of his performance in the first Grand Slam of the season, Djokovic's recent struggles on the court, including early exits in his last two tournmantes, led to the decision to part ways, all of this just a couple of days before the French Open starts.

"We felt like we couldn’t get more out of that partnership on the court, and that’s all there is to it,” Djokovic explained.

"My respect towards Andy remains the same, even more actually, I got to know him as a person", declared the former world's No. 1.

Currently, the Serbian is not rushing to appoint a new coach and confirmed Dusan Vemic as the latest addition to his team to guide him through the French Open.

But first, Djokovic entered the Geneva Open where he expects to earn his first win on clay of the campaign:

"It's hard for me to sit down and think about everything I've achieved in my career. Of course, I'm proud of it. But I still have the desire to win the biggest titles, to win Grand Slams, to be one of the best players in the world. That's why I'm here playing the Geneva tournament, because I'm trying to do things right, to win more trophies. The motivation is still there."

On Wednesday, Novak will be facing Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, hopen to get a victory that allows him to rebuild some momentum and continue his quest for that coveted 25th Grand Slam title.