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SABC Sport
29th May 2025
Djokovic shared the details of his reunion with Murray at the 2025 French Open after the pair's coaching partnership ended.
The two former rivals confirmed on May 13 that they had parted ways after working together for six months, with the announcement of their collaboration in November having shocked the tennis world.
Djokovic was joined by Murray at four tournaments this year - and the partnership brought mixed results.
In his first tournament with Murray in his corner, Djokovic reached the Australian Open semi-finals having defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, before a hamstring injury forced him to retire against Alexander Zverev.
Djokovic was also a runner-up at the Miami Open in March, losing to Jakub Mensik after five dominant straight-set wins.
The 24-time major champion lost his opening match at the other two events: in Indian Wells and Madrid.
Less than two weeks after they parted ways, Djokovic and Murray were brought together again for Rafael Nadal's French Open farewell ceremony on Sunday May 25.
The 38-year-old Serbian won the Geneva Open last week - his 100th singles title - in his first tournament since his split with Murray.
Djokovic was asked if he or Murray mentioned his title win in Geneva when they spoke at Roland Garros.
"He did. He did. We joked around a little bit about his dress code yesterday, because I never saw him dress up so well," Djokovic said.
"So we kind of joked around, you know, talked a little bit about golf, family, of course, and had also time to speak to him and Roger [Federer] in the room about, you know, reflecting on some of the nice memories we had in our rivalries and kind of playing Nadal here at Roland Garros, et cetera. So that was quite special, being in the room with these two guys first for quite some time.
"In terms of the joke about the tournament, yeah, he did congratulate me, and he said, 'Now that you have a proper coach, you're winning tournaments'.
"I don't know. I didn't take that as a joke. I mean, yeah, of course he was joking, but I think I have said enough, but I will say it again: Andy is just an amazing person.
"First of all, someone that I have spent most of my career with since the very young age on the tour, travelling, playing him, facing him in the earliest days under 12 and all the way through to the last days of his career.
"For him to join my team and for us to give a shot to this player-coach relationship was really and incredible thing for tennis and for both of us. I was very privileged and honoured.
"I was enjoying myself very much regardless of the fact that we haven't had maybe the success we both wanted or people expected us to have.
"But I still think that I have learned things on the court with him, I have enjoyed my conversations with him about tennis, because I still think that he's one of the most brilliant tennis IQ guys out there.
"Whoever he decides to work with next, if and when, you know, that player is going to be lucky because he has definitely a lot to share, a lot of great insights. It just didn't work out between us in terms of results, in terms of what we were hoping for, and that's all there is to it.
"Personally, I actually enjoyed my time very much with him, and I feel like we have a closer relationship because of our working relationship in the last four, five months."
Djokovic also confirmed it was a mutual decision to part ways: "We both wanted to have a call and to speak, so actually, we both were on the same page.
"So it was not, you know, his initiative or my initiative. It was both of us coming together and just saying, you know, I think we should stop here."