The collaboration between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray was short-lived, and the renowned British tennis player revealed it wasn’t easy for him to coach the greatest tennis player of all time.1
Although they are great friends and many thought their cooperation would be very fruitful, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray failed to achieve the desired results, leading to their parting ways.2
The Briton has now offered new details about the collaboration, which he emphasizes was not easy for him.
“Novak has a team of people of various nationalities. Serbs, Austrians, Spaniards – learning how to communicate with everyone wasn’t easy. I also had to understand Novak, what drives him, what motivates him. As the head coach, if something wasn’t working, it fell on me,” Murray stated. Andy clarified all his coaching responsibilities.
“I had to organize everything, ensure training courts were booked, make sure rackets were ready, so the days were stressful. It was interesting, but also demanding,” Murray pointed out.
In the same interview, the Briton also spoke about his Grand Slam titles and finals, touching upon his loss to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2012 and his victory against Novak Djokovic at the US Open in the same year.
“I remember that final; I was very disappointed. The pressure on me was immense. When I beat Novak the following year, I was very proud. To cross that threshold at Wimbledon, I had to beat the best tennis player in history,” Murray said.
Often, instead of the term “Big Three,” the term “Big Four” was used precisely because of Murray, who occasionally dashed the dreams of Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal.
“I always felt like 3 plus 1. When I became world number one at the end of 2016, I quickly got injured, had hip surgery, and never played at that level again. However, in the period between my 22nd and 29th year, I was shoulder to shoulder with them. There were incredible matches between us. There was always a possibility for anyone to beat anyone else. That’s why fans saw this era as the best in history because there were always two, three, or four of us playing in the finals,” Murray explained.
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