Novak Djokovic shook the tennis world when he announced Andy Murray would become his new coach at the start of 2025.
The pair worked together at the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami, as well as the European clay court tournaments in Monte Carlo and Madrid.
Djokovic and Murray have now parted ways, bringing the dream partnership to an end, with the French Open on the horizon.
Plenty have had their say on the all-star coaching partnership, including one of Djokovic’s former coaches, six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker.
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesWhat did Boris Becker get ‘wrong’ about the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray coaching partnership?
One question on the mind of many was how long Andy Murray would coach Novak Djokovic.
Following some thinking time after the Australian Open, the pair continued to work together through the North American hard court swing and a portion of the European clay court season.
Djokovic is now working with Dusan Vemic and Boris Bosnjakovic and will work with them for the next tournaments, the ongoing Geneva Open and the French Open, where he aims to win a record 25th Grand Slam.
Assessing Djokovic and Murray parting ways, Boris Becker was surprised that they didn’t stay together at least until Wimbledon, a tournament where both players have had success in the past.
“I thought it was always about the Grand Slams and I thought the campaign in Melbourne went very well,” Becker told The Independent.
“I don’t know the reasons. Novak is a smart guy – he knows what he’s doing. I definitely thought this relationship would go at least until Wimbledon, but I was wrong.”
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesBoris Becker says what Novak Djokovic will find difficult about hiring a new coach
Vemic and Bosnjakovic have stepped in to fill the spot left by Murray in Djokovic’s coaching team.
It remains to be seen who the Serbian will want to bring in as a long-term coach at this point in his long and illustrious career.
Given Djokovic’s wealth of knowledge on the game and his plethora of achievements, Becker believes his new coach must be someone he can still learn from, and that will prove to be a challenge.
“You should never underestimate Novak Djokovic, he’s always a very fierce competitor, he always has something up his sleeve,” he added.
“Novak Djokovic knows pretty much everything about tennis. So, who can he talk to that knows more? The challenge is for Novak to find someone that he has respect [for], who he can learn something from.
“That’s very difficult because he’s so good and knowledgeable, he’s done everything there is to do in tennis and that’s the difficulty he has.”