Will Andy Murray Continue Coaching Novak Djokovic After Australian Open Misfortune? Serbian Star Shares Insight

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will discuss their future together after injury forced Djokovic to retire from his semi-final at the Australian Open, ending his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title.

Djokovic had to stop playing in the match against Alexander Zverev after the first set due to pain from a torn muscle in his upper left leg. He injured himself during his quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz and admitted he was unable to train before the semi-final.

Murray, who had been working with Djokovic as his coach on a short-term basis until the end of the Australian Open, was present during the match. Djokovic had surprised the tennis world by appointing his former rival Murray as his coach, despite Murray having said he did not plan on coaching after his own retirement from playing.

After the match, Djokovic spoke highly of Murray’s influence and said he would give him positive feedback. However, Djokovic admitted it was too soon to talk about what comes next.

“We are both disappointed with what just happened, so we didn’t talk about the next steps,” Djokovic said. “I’ll definitely have a chat with Andy, thank him for being here with me, and see how he feels. We are still upset, so it’s hard to think about the future right now. I think we both need to cool off a bit and then we’ll talk.”

Djokovic also acknowledged that the injury could mean this was his final Australian Open, but he remains motivated to continue competing for more Grand Slam titles. However, at 37 years old, he admitted injuries are becoming a major challenge.

“I’ll keep going, I’ll keep striving to win more slams,” Djokovic said. “As long as I still want to push through all of this, I’ll be around.”