Andy Murray coy on coaching future after 'brilliant opportunity' with Novak Djokovic: 'We'll see'

Andy Murray has cast doubts on an immediate return to coaching after his six-month partnership with Novak Djokovic ended in May. The former career-long rivals worked in conjunction during Djokovic's run to the Australian Open semi-final, where he retired injured. The 24-time Grand Slam champion again fell in the semi-finals of the French Open on Friday, in straight sets to Jannik Sinner.

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Andy Murray does not believe he will return to coaching in the near future after his six-month partnership with Novak Djokovic ended ahead of the French Open.
Murray and former rival Djokovic teamed up for the Serbian's run to the Australian Open semi-finals in January in a shock announcement - which came a little over three months after the Brit retired at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The three-time Grand Slam champion, speaking at the Queen's Club Championships where the "Andy Murray Arena" was unveiled on Monday, said he did not expect the coaching opportunity to arise so early after hanging up his racquet.
"I would do it again at some stage," Murray told BBC Sport. "I don't think that will happen immediately.
"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.
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"That was the thing I learned and something I need to work on if I want to do it again in the future.
"It was a brilliant opportunity for me. We got to spend some really nice moments away from the court. Results weren't as we wanted, but we gave it a go.
"We'll see about coaching in the future, but I don't think that will happen for a while."
Djokovic won his first title of the 2025 season, and 100th tour title of his career, when he beat Hubert Hurkacz in the final of the ATP 250 Geneva event ahead of the French Open.
The Serbian, looking for a 25th Grand Slam title to pull clear of his shared record with Margaret Court, dropped just one set en route to the semi-finals of the Paris major, but was defeated in straight sets by Jannik Sinner.

'Important' not to forget Big Three

Murray hailed Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz as "brilliant athletes" after the Spaniard beat the world No. 1 in an epic French Open final spanning five hours, 29 minutes on Sunday.
Already widely regarded as one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all-time, Murray feels tennis is heading in an exciting direction, but said it is important to remember the legacy laid out by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic and their respective achievements.
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"For me, particularly Alcaraz has an exciting brand of tennis to watch, and they [him and Sinner] complement each other well," Murray said. "They've already had some brilliant matches and from what I've been told, it was one of the best finals for a long time."
He added: "The sport's in a really good place, but it's important not to forget what the guys have done before them, what Roger, Rafa and Novak have done.
"Winning 20-plus majors is something exceptional, and it's easy in today's age to forget a little bit about that.
"I saw some pundits saying if [Alcaraz and Sinner] went on court against Rafa at the French Open, they would be favourites going into that match with Rafa in his prime.
"Alcaraz and Sinner are on the path to being two of the best, no doubt about that, but it takes time to build what Roger, Rafa, and Novak had. We'll see whether they get that."
Monday marked the beginning of the clay-court season with Queen's getting underway in London, three weeks ahead of Wimbledon's opening day.
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