Novak Djokovic Clarifies His Decision to Split With Andy Murray
Novak Djokovic opened up about his recent coaching split with Andy Murray, shedding light on the decision and offering high praise for his former collaborator. The two tennis legends joined forces earlier this year in what Djokovic described as a trial-based partnership.
'There is nothing more I can tell you than what you have read in our statements,' said Djokovic as he addressed the media during his press conference. 'You know, we did say that we are going to, not commit to that relationship on a very long term, so we're going to see, how it works, in a way for us, it was a test in Australia, and then we agreed, that we're going to work, you know, Indian Wells and Miami, and then we're going to see, you know, clay court season was more or less tournament by tournament, and see how it goes,' he added.
Andy Murray (L), coach of Novak Djokovic (SRB)(not pictured) looks on in front of Juan Martin del Potro© Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
'So we agreed that we should part ways as coach and player,' said the former world number one. 'We felt like we couldn't get more out of that partnership on the court, and that's all there is to it. My respect towards Andy remains the same- even more actually, I got to know him as a person and I think he has a brilliant tennis IQ.'
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Djokovic went on to say that both of them parted ways amicably and came to the agreement, that they had squeezed what they could, out of their short stint. The partnership had already come as a surprise to fans and critics, most of them questioning Murray's credibility as a coach.
'He has a very rare mind of a champion that obviously has achieved what he has achieved, and he sees the game incredibly well,' said Nole.
'We just, I guess, didn't, what can I say? We didn't reach, what we both hoped that we can reach in a relationship, in terms of results, and that's, that's all there is to it- you know sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, we gave it a try, and that's it,' he added.
While it remains doubtful if we will ever see Murray again on a tennis court, Djokovic will be making his presence felt at the Geneva Open, where most of his family members will be in attendance, alongside his new coach Dusan Vemic.
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