Becoming a coach just five months after retiring wasn’t in Andy Murray’s plans. However, he accepted an invitation to join Novak Djokovic’s team for the Australian Open, and now the British star has shared his first thoughts on the experience.

While waiting to see if he will remain alongside Novak Djokovic after Melbourne, the Scot talked about the differences between coaching and playing

Andy Murray ended his first tournament as a coach after Novak Djokovic’s semifinal exit at the Australian Open. The former World No. 1 Brit joined Nole just a few months after his retirement and made a return to Grand Slam action,

Andy Murray has told tennis coaches that it's far harder playing the sport than watching on from the sidelines after working with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Djokovic made the semi-finals of the competition this winter but was forced to withdraw from his showdown with Alexander Zverev on Friday due to injury.

Novak Djokovic's run at the 2025 Australian Open ended in the semifinals. The former world number 1 tried in every way to recover from the adductor injury that had affected him in the previous round, but the miracle did not succeed this time and he had to retire at the end of the first set against Sascha Zverev.

Former world number, Andy Murray has said he wants to improve his tennis coaching skills after his first Grand Slam stint with Novak Djokovic. The latter reached the 2025 Australian Open semi-final before withdrawing with injury. While the future of their partnership is still unclear, the experience has piqued Murray's interest in coaching.