Andy Murray talks about his six-month stint as coach to Grand Slam record winner Novak Djokovic. The Olympic champion looks back on this time without regret.
British tennis icon Andy Murray looks back on his six-month stint as coach to Grand Slam record winner Novak Djokovic as an “amazing experience.” “I’m glad I did it,” said the two-time Olympic champion on “The Tennis Podcast” a good six months after ending his collaboration with the Serbian.
Murray took over the coaching position in Djokovic’s team a year ago, a few months after ending his career at the Olympic tournament in Paris. After Djokovic reached the semifinals at the Australian Open at the beginning of the year and three other tournaments without winning a title, the former rivals went their separate ways again.
Tennis: Murray wouldn’t want to have missed his time with Djokovic
Despite the relatively short period of time he worked with Djokovic, Murray wouldn’t want to have missed those weeks together. “It was a good opportunity for me because I felt that I wanted to coach at some point. If I hadn’t done it, I might have thought that I could have learned a lot, or possibly regretted it,” said the Scot, explaining his spontaneous decision at the time. His conclusion is all the more positive: “I gave it my all and learned a lot about what coaching means.”
