Djokovic and Murray surprisingly end their coaching partnership before the French Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have ended their collaboration as a coaching team with immediate effect – just a few weeks before the start of the French Open.

Murray was surprisingly added to Djokovic’s coaching staff in November 2024 to support the 24-time Grand Slam winner during the 2025 season. His presence was particularly talked about at the Australian Open in Melbourne, as it is highly unusual for two former rivals to work together in such a close manner.

A certain dynamic developed between the two during the tournament. The new chemistry became particularly evident after Djokovic’s quarterfinal victory over Carlos Alcaraz – they shared a warm embrace, even though Murray seemed a bit embarrassed. However, Djokovic had to withdraw from the semifinal against Alexander Zverev due to injury, after sustaining a leg injury during his match against Alcaraz.

“I will definitely talk to Andy and thank him for accompanying me,” Djokovic said at the press conference after his loss to Zverev. “I will give him positive feedback and hear how he feels. After that, we’ll decide what to do next.”

Murray himself was reserved about the media attention surrounding the duo: “I was a little uncomfortable with how much attention we received. But I really enjoyed working with Novak and his team.” They wanted to sit down and discuss their future together.

A spokesperson for Murray has since confirmed that the split was amicable. Djokovic’s team declined to comment to The Athletic .

Their next joint stop would have been the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in March. Before the tournament, Djokovic said: “We haven’t agreed on a specific timeframe, but we wanted to work together primarily in the US and at a few clay-court tournaments and then see how it goes.”

But things didn’t go according to plan for Djokovic after the Australian Open. In Indian Wells, he lost in the first round to Botic van de Zandschulp, then ranked 85th in the world. Although he subsequently reached the final in Miami, he has been eliminated in four of the five tournaments since Melbourne. Most recently, he suffered an early defeat at the Madrid Open and subsequently decided not to participate in the current tournament in Rome.

Instead, Djokovic will compete in the ATP 250 tournament in Geneva next week—the lowest category on the ATP Tour. It remains to be seen whether he can return to winning ways there—now without Murray at his side.