The past year has been an eventful one for Andy Murray.
He brought an end to his iconic tennis career at the 2024 Olympic Games. This came before Murray took the opportunity to coach Novak Djokovic earlier this season.
This gave fans a chance to see two of the best players from the last 20 years work alongside each other in a way nobody thought would be possible.
Since Murray stopped coaching Djokovic, he has reflected on his time coaching the 24-time Grand Slam champion.
Andy Murray says he felt ‘uncomfortable’ with one aspect of his time coaching Novak Djokovic
In November 2024, Novak Djokovic stunned the tennis world when he announced via social media that Murray would become his coach.
They worked with one another until May 13 and during that time Djokovic reached the Australian Open semi-finals and the Miami Open final.
Two months after their partnership came to an end, Murray has commented on an aspect of his time with Djokovic that he found difficult.
“I would say that most ex players are sort of weak at the technical side of the game,” he told The Tennis Mentor’s YouTube channel. “At times, you know, Novak was, you know, looking for quite a lot of technical feedback and it was something that I didn’t really feel comfortable with.
“Like one in terms of how to teach somebody technique. I think that coaches that work with younger players and are used to doing that are actually stronger than a lot of the coaches that work on tour because, you know, once a player is sort of 20, 22 years old, you’re not trying to overhaul their game and their technique.
“It’s like little changes here and there. So that was something that I definitely, if I was going to coach again in the future, I would want to work on and learn from someone who’s very good at that.”
Andy Murray says he is ‘not sure’ if he enjoyed coaching Novak Djokovic
Murray had finally come to terms with retirement when he chose to hang up his racket after the Paris Olympics.
He had been at home for less than six months before he received a call from Djokovic to join his team.
It was an opportunity he could not refuse, but on reflection, Murray is unsure if he enjoyed his time in the corner of the current Olympic champion.’
“We had a chat on the phone and he asked me if I would consider coaching him, which I wasn’t expecting,” Murray told The Times.
“I think it was a pretty unique opportunity. I was really enjoying being at home, but I thought I should give it a go and see whether I enjoyed it. I’m not sure if I did.”
