Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reunited at Roland Garros on Sunday after the pair agreed to end their coaching relationship ahead of the French Open
Tennis legend Novak Djokovic has revealed details of a light-hearted conversation with former coach Andy Murray.
The Serb won his 100th title on Saturday at the Geneva Open with a three-set victory over Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz. The win ended his near 12-month drought since winning a gold medal in singles at last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. It was also the former World No 1’s first ATP title since the ATP Tour Finals in November 2023.
Djokovic famously appointed long-time rival Murray as his coach in November last year ahead of the Australian Open in January. The 24-time Grand Slam champion reached the semi-finals in Melbourne before retiring after one set in his last-four clash against Alexander Zverev.
Both Murray and Djokovic agreed to extend their partnership indefinitely, but the Serbian superstar went on to suffer several poor results, including four first-round exits, before the pair subsequently agreed to end their coaching relationship. Djokovic went in to win Geneva in his first tournament since the split.
The pair were reunited at Roland Garros, the second grand slam of the tennis calendar, on Sunday alongside fellow legend Roger Federer. The three men were in attendance for an emotional ceremony on Court Philippe Chatrier in tribute to 14-time winner Rafael Nadal, who retired last year.
And Djokovic has now opened up in his pre-tournament press conference in Paris on what he and Murray spoke about. “Now that you have a proper coach, you’re winning tournaments,” the Brit told him in reference to the Serb’s title win in Geneva over the weekend.
“We joked around a little bit about his dress code yesterday, because I never saw him dress up so well. So we kind of joked around.
“We talked a little bit about golf, family, of course, and had also time to speak to him and Roger in the room about reflecting on some of the nice memories we had in our rivalries and kind of playing Nadal here at Roland Garros, et cetera. So that was quite special, being in the room with these two guys first for quite some time.”
Djokovic is chasing a record 25th Grand Slam title and begins his bid for a fourth Roland Garros crown on Monday afternoon against America’s Mackenzie McDonald.