By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray pulled the plug on their partnership final month.
Former world No. 1 Murray will return to the teaching field sooner or later, he advised BBC Sport.
Working with two-time Olympic gold-medal champion Murray, reigning gold-medal champion Djokovic posted a 12-7 file, reached the Australian Open semifinals the place he retired with a torn leg muscle in opposition to Alexander Zverev, however fell brief in his quest for a title.
After splitting with Murray and hiring former doubles associate Dusan Vemic as coach, Djokovic received his one centesimal profession title in Geneva.
‘I feel I might do it once more’ 🤔Andy Murray hasn’t closed the door on a return to teaching, however does not anticipate it to ‘occur for some time’ 🎾 pic.twitter.com/JshRuL3gwH
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) June 9, 2025
Murray stated his first teaching place was a studying expertise and he plans to educate once more.
“I might do it once more at some stage. I do not suppose that can occur instantly,” Murray advised BBC Sport’s Clare Balding in an interview on the unveiling of the Andy Murray Area at Queen’s Membership. “I wasn’t planning on going into teaching as quickly as I completed taking part in however it was a fairly distinctive alternative. It was an opportunity to study from top-of-the-line athletes of all time.
“You additionally study lots about the way to work with a group. As a person athlete, you’ve gotten a group of individuals round you, however you are the focus whereas while you’re teaching a person, you are working with a physio, bodily trainers, brokers, and you’ll want to know the way to get your message throughout to the participant and discover out what makes them tick. That was the factor I discovered and one thing I have to work on if I wish to do it once more sooner or later.”
