Novak Djokovic has conceded that his coaching partnership with Andy Murray \u201cdidn\u2019t work\u201d in his first comments since the two parted ways.<\/p>\n
It was announced last week that Djokovic<\/a> and Murray<\/a> would no longer be working together, following a short-lived partnership that was first announced towards the tailend of 2024.<\/p>\n Anticipation for the player-coach partnership between the two former rivals was high, but the Serbian was unable to find consistent form with Murray as his coach.<\/p>\n Djokovic reached the Australian Open semi-final back in January, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight, though was forced to retire injured in his semi-final versus Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n Another highlight for Djokovic under Murray\u2019s guidance was his run to the Miami Open final, the 37-year-old ultimately beaten by Jakub Mensik in the final.<\/p>\n Despite solid runs in Melbourne and Miami, it has been an underwhelming season for the Serbian elsewhere, losing his opening match in four of seven events so far in 2025.<\/p>\n The announcement of the split came off the back of Djokovic\u2019s opening-match exit to Matteo Arnaldi at the Madrid Open, after which he then withdrew from the Italian Open.<\/p>\n Novak Djokovic makes telling \u2018motivation\u2019 comment as he opens up on \u2018new chapter\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Who is Novak Djokovic\u2019s first Geneva Open opponent? World No 134 Marton Fucsovics<\/a><\/p>\n In a bid for matches ahead of the French Open, the 24-time Grand Slam champion has taken a wildcard into the Geneva Open.<\/p>\n Djokovic\u2019s campaign at the ATP 250 event begins on Wednesday and, speaking ahead of his campaign, he revealed that he thought he and Murray \u201ccould not get more\u201d from their partnership.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is nothing more to say than what you read in the announcements,\u201d said Djokovic. \u201cWe said that it will not be long-term, but let\u2019s see how it goes.<\/p>\n \u201cAustralia was a test, then Indian Wells and Miami, on clay we went tournament by tournament. We felt that we could not get more out of this cooperation.<\/p>\n \u201cI respect him even more now that I\u2019ve gotten to know him as a person. He has a brilliant tennis mind, a rare view of tennis, but we didn\u2019t reach what we both hoped we would, in terms of results.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s it, we tried, it didn\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n Djokovic will hope to discover some much-needed form in Geneva, with the second Grand Slam of the year at Roland Garros just days away.<\/p>\n The Serbian is the second seed at the tournament and begins his campaign on Wednesday against world No 134 Marton Fucsovics, an opponent he holds a perfect 5-0 record against.<\/p>\n Djokovic also took a wildcard into the event back in 2024, reaching the semi-final before a three-set loss to Tomas Machac.<\/p>\n After his Geneva campaign, Djokovic will then head to Paris for the second Grand Slam of the year, searching for a record-extending 25th major title.<\/p>\n The Serbian triumphed at Roland Garros in 2016, 2021, and 2023, and reached the quarter-final in 2024 before he was forced to withdraw from his clash with Casper Ruud due to injury.<\/p>\n Read Next<\/strong>:\u00a0The 8 players with the most Masters 1000 titles on clay: Nadal with 26; Djokovic, Federer, Alcaraz feature<\/a><\/p>\n The post Novak Djokovic issues Andy Murray \u2018respect\u2019 verdict in first comments since coaching split<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Novak Djokovic has conceded that his coaching partnership with Andy Murray \u201cdidn\u2019t work\u201d in his first comments since the two parted ways. It was announced last week that Djokovic and Murray would no longer be working together, following a short-lived partnership that was first announced towards the tailend of 2024. 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