Novak Djokovic feels he ‘couldn’t get extra’ out of Andy Murray’s training

Novak Djokovic says he and Andy Murray felt they “couldn’t get more” out in their short-lived partnership. The 24-time grand slam champion parted tactics with former on-court rival Murray final week following six months running in combination.

Djokovic has entered the Geneva Open as a wildcard as he builds against the French Open, which starts on Sunday.

“We felt like we couldn’t get more out of that partnership on the court, and that’s all there is to it,” the Serb mentioned of his spell running with Murray, in keeping with BBC Sport. “My respect towards Andy remains the same, even more actually, I got to know him as a person.

“I think he has a brilliant tennis IQ, he has a very rare mind of a champion that obviously has achieved what he has achieved, and he sees the game incredibly well.”

Djokovic added: “We did not achieve together what we hoped to achieve in terms of results. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. We tried.”

World No 6 Djokovic is ready for a second-round assembly with Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics – who sits 134th within the ATP scores – on Wednesday within the clay-court match in Switzerland.

“At the moment, I’m not in need of a coach,” added the 37-year-old, who’s but to win a fit on clay this yr. He will, alternatively, hyperlink up with together with his long-time buddy and previous doubles spouse Dusan Vemic for each this week’s Geneva Open and Roland Garros.

“Dusan Vemic, the captain of the Serbian BJK Cup team, he was in my team a few years ago,” Djokovic mentioned. “He’s here, and will be at Roland [Garros].”

“Boris Bosnjakovic, who has been an analyst in the team and assistant coach, shares the upcoming tournaments with Dusan. And then we’ll see. I’m not in a hurry to choose, or to know if I’ll have someone else by my side or not. I feel good with them.”