By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray pulled the plug on their partnership last month.
Former world No. 1 Murray will return to the coaching box in the future, he told BBC Sport.
Working with two-time Olympic gold-medal champion Murray, reigning gold-medal champion Djokovic posted a 12-7 record, reached the Australian Open semifinals where he retired with a torn leg muscle against Alexander Zverev, but fell short in his quest for a title.
After splitting with Murray and hiring former doubles partner Dusan Vemic as coach, Djokovic won his 100th career title in Geneva.
‘I think I would do it again’ 🤔Andy Murray hasn’t closed the door on a return to coaching, but doesn’t expect it to ‘happen for a while’ 🎾 pic.twitter.com/JshRuL3gwH
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 9, 2025
Murray said his first coaching position was a learning experience and he plans to coach again.
“I would do it again at some stage. I don’t think that will happen immediately,” Murray told BBC Sport’s Clare Balding in an interview at the unveiling of the Andy Murray Arena at Queen’s Club. “I wasn’t 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, 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.”
