Murray revealed the reason for ending his collaboration with Djokovic, stating future plans to coach again.

In a recent interview, Murray disclosed the reasons for his partnership with the Serbian star coming to an end this year. The former tennis champion, who retired at the Paris Olympics last year, briefly joined Djokovic's coaching team from December last year to May this year. During this time, the Serbian player reached the semifinals of the Australian Open (withdrew due to injury) and made it to the finals of the Miami Masters, and their collaboration ultimately ended amicably.

Murray and Djokovic

This was Murray's first attempt at coaching after retirement. He admitted that there are many areas he needs to improve as a coach and hopes to enhance his coaching skills further in the future, especially in terms of technical guidance.

"First, you'll have a clearer understanding of your weaknesses. Many retired players face this issue—being a player and being a coach are completely different, and I was mentally prepared for that," Murray said. "When you coach top players, your strengths will show, but your weaknesses as a coach will also be exposed. Most retired players struggle with technical guidance. Novak often seeks extensive technical feedback, which is precisely the part that makes me somewhat uncomfortable."

"On one hand, it's about how to teach technique. I believe coaches who have long guided young players are stronger in this regard than tour coaches, because players aged 20 to 22 don't need a complete overhaul of their technical systems, just slight adjustments. If I continue coaching in the future, I will definitely learn from experts who excel in technical teaching."

In recent weeks, Murray reached out to his former mentor, Louis Cayer, a Canadian coach who once served as the captain of the Davis Cup team. In 2006, after observing Cayer's training sessions, Murray's mother, Judy, immediately hired him to coach Andy's brother, former doubles world number one Jamie Murray.

"Cayer is exceptionally skilled in technical coaching among the coaches I've worked with in my career," Murray stated. "After collaborating with Novak, I proactively contacted him to discuss how to enhance my technical coaching abilities."

The former world number one is open to returning to coaching in the future. However, Murray emphasized that his next coaching role might be in a different context than his collaboration with Djokovic, ideally guiding promising young British talents.

"If it's the right project, I would consider a return," he confirmed. "I think I might enjoy nurturing young players more, influencing them from an early stage. As long as British players need it and the timing is right, I would be happy to help. One day, I will definitely coach again, but it may not be soon. When I agreed to work with Novak, I originally had no plans to return to the tour. At that time, I wasn't nostalgic about tennis, nor did I crave a comeback, but coaching Djokovic was a unique opportunity. However, someday I will try coaching again."

(Translated by Wang Fei, Photo by Visual China)