Andy Murray reveals how parenthood improved coaching style during spell with Novak Djokovic - 'Having kids has helped me'
Published 22/04/2026 at 15:02 GMT+1
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Andy Murray has said that he learned a lot from his brief stint as Novak Djokovic’s coach and he would relish the chance to take up a similar role again in the future.
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Three-time major winner Murray coached Djokovic, whom he defeated to claim both his US Open title and first Wimbledon crown, between November 2024 and May 2025.
But the pair split after six months together, with Djokovic bowing out in the semi-finals of the Australian Open semi-finals due to injury.
Unsurprisingly for Murray, he says he learnt a lot from the Serb who, with 24 major titles, is desperate to win one final grand slam to usurp Margaret Court as having the most wins outright.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Murray said: "Djokovic probably learned nothing [from me.]
"No, I learned a lot and honestly, I would coach again but probably not right now.
"I've had a few opportunities to coach but I don't really want to do loads of travelling right now unless it's with my family.
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"I knew lots about Novak's game. I played against him for years and studied his game.
”It was interesting to see what his day to day looked like in comparison to what I might have been doing and how those things differ.”
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Children improved Murray's coaching style
Murray is just a week older than Djokovic and he previously said that he could not say no to coaching the Serb.
At 38, Murray may still have some unfinished business in the game and he believes that he will return to coaching at some point down the line.
For now, however, the focus is on his family - even though children taught him how to get his message across more clearly while coaching Djokovic.
Murray said: ”From a coaching perspective it's about how you communicate your message to the player that you're working with and how to listen to them.
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”I really think that having kids has helped me with that - learning to be more understanding and seeing something from another person's point of view and perspective.
"But I felt I learned that a bit from coaching in how to work in a team.
”When you're the focal point as a player, all the team are working for you, whereas when you're part of a coaching team you're a small part of that trying to help an individual do the best they can."
"You understand your flaws because you're getting thrown in the deep end working with someone as great as he is, so it shows up on some of the things you probably need to improve on as well if you want to be a great coach."
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