{"id":3923,"date":"2025-01-24T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T10:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=3923"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:10:42","slug":"it-feels-a-little-bit-embarrassing-andy-murray-on-novak-djokovic-partnership-after-australian-open-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/it-feels-a-little-bit-embarrassing-andy-murray-on-novak-djokovic-partnership-after-australian-open-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It feels a little bit embarrassing\u2019 \u2013 Andy Murray on Novak Djokovic partnership after Australian Open exit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andy Murray says he will hold further talks with Novak Djokovic about continuing their partnership (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andy Murray<\/a> admits it feels ‘a little bit embarrassing’ to receive credit for coaching Novak Djokovic<\/a> following the Serb’s exit at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

After suffering a muscle tear in his thrilling quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, Djokovic was forced to withdraw due to injury at the end of the first set of his semi-final against Alexander Zverev<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

Murray teamed up with Djokovic for the first time at the Australian Open but the Scot is keen to point out that his former rival has always had ‘incredible’ support from his team throughout his career.<\/p>\n

‘I feel like they\u2019ve been a great team,’ Murray told PA.<\/p>\n

‘At times it feels a little bit embarrassing that, because of my relationship with Novak, how much people talk about that, or when there\u2019s a good result or a good performance that it\u2019s because I\u2019ve helped him.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m fully aware that the team that is with him has done an incredible job over many, many years to allow him to still be competing at this level at the age that he\u2019s at.<\/p>\n

‘They\u2019ve all been really, really helpful to me. They really welcomed me into the team. It\u2019s been great to be a part of. I got to witness some amazing tennis, and one of the best matches that I\u2019ve seen live against Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

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Andy Murray says Novak Djokovic delivered an ‘amazing performance’ in his win against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter final (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘And it\u2019s a steep learning curve for me as well. Obviously there\u2019s a lot of things that as a player, things are different when you\u2019re coaching, there\u2019s a lot more that you need to help with in terms of communication around the team.<\/p>\n

‘You\u2019re not just thinking about yourself like you are when you\u2019re a player. I\u2019ve certainly learned a lot but there\u2019s a lot more still for me to learn, that\u2019s for sure.’<\/p>\n

Murray also felt Djokovic, who has won the Australian Open 10 times during his career, was ‘very close to something very special’ before he was forced to withdraw against Zverev.<\/p>\n

‘I think he was always going to go out there and give it a good shot,’ Murray said.<\/p>\n

‘He obviously didn\u2019t train the last couple of days. He practised right before the match and was feeling good enough to give it a go.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic was forced to withdraw through injury in his semi final against Alexander Zverev (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘It was an unfortunate way to finish. The match that he played against Alcaraz was some incredible tennis, amazing to watch from the side from that close, it was an amazing performance. He\u2019d been getting gradually better as the tournament was progressing I think.<\/p>\n

‘It\u2019s hard. When you get to that stage of the tournament, you feel like you\u2019re getting very close to something very special, and it\u2019s unfortunate if the body\u2019s not responding in the way that you would would like.<\/p>\n

‘With Novak, there\u2019s always hope because of how great a player he is and he has found ways out of difficult situations before. It just wasn\u2019t to be this time.’<\/p>\n

Asked if his partnership with Djokovic will continue beyond the Australian Open, Murray said: ‘Me and Novak agreed that after the tournament we would speak. We\u2019ll do that.’<\/p>\n

Djokovic was also tight-lipped over whether Murray would remain part of his team: ‘I don’t know. We both were disappointed with what just happened, so we didn’t talk about future steps, we are so fresh off the court.<\/p>\n

‘I will definitely have a chat with Andy and thank him for being here with me and give him my feedback which is, of course, positive and see how he feels and we make the next step.<\/p>\n

‘We are still hot-headed and disappointed so it’s kind of hard to switch the page and start talking about what the next steps are. I think we both need to cool off a little bit and have a chat.’<\/p>\n

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