Novak Djokovic feels he ‘couldn't get more' out of Andy Murray's coaching
Novak Djokovic says he and Andy Murray felt they 'couldn't get more' out of their short-lived partnership. The 24-time grand slam champion parted ways with former on-court rival Murray last week following six months working together.
Djokovic has entered the Geneva Open as a wildcard as he builds towards the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
'We felt like we couldn't get more out of that partnership on the court, and that's all there is to it,' the Serb said of his spell working with Murray, according to BBC Sport. 'My respect towards Andy remains the same, even more actually, I got to know him as a person.
'I think he has a brilliant tennis IQ, he has a very rare mind of a champion that obviously has achieved what he has achieved, and he sees the game incredibly well.'
Djokovic added: 'We did not achieve together what we hoped to achieve in terms of results. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. We tried.'
World No 6 Djokovic is set for a second-round meeting with Hungary's Marton Fucsovics – who sits 134th in the ATP rankings – on Wednesday in the clay-court tournament in Switzerland.
'At the moment, I'm not in need of a coach,' added the 37-year-old, who is yet to win a match on clay this year. He will, however, link up with with his long-time friend and former doubles partner Dusan Vemic for both this week's Geneva Open and Roland Garros.
'Dusan Vemic, the captain of the Serbian BJK Cup team, he was in my team a few years ago,' Djokovic said. 'He's here, and will be at Roland [Garros].'
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'Boris Bosnjakovic, who has been an analyst in the team and assistant coach, shares the upcoming tournaments with Dusan. And then we'll see. I'm not in a hurry to choose, or to know if I'll have someone else by my side or not. I feel good with them.'
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