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.

Andy Murray eyes coaching improvement after Novak Djokovic grand slam stint - The Scot found the experience positive but believes he needs to get better in certain aspects.

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.

The Australian Open’s new “coaching pods” have continued to raise eyebrows after a conversation between Novak Djokovic and his new coach Andy Murray left fans in disbelief.

Novak Djokovic admitted it was disappointing for him and Andy Murray to see their first tournament in an unfortunate way and also said that they would sit down for a conversation and see if continuing their partnership makes sense. On Friday, the current world No. 7 retired injured to Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open semifinal.

Novak Djokovic and his new coach, Andy Murray, are taking advantage of a new setup at the Australian Open that gives players' entourages a chance to sit right next to the court in special four-seat pods.

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley said he is confident Novak Djokovic will return to the season-opening Grand Slam next year after injury ended the 37-year-old's latest challenge in the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

Novak Djokovic shut down his doubters who had argued that the 10-time Australian Open champion had faked his injury in the quarter-final and semi-final in the tournament. Djokovic posted an MRI of his left hamstring and asked the doubters to have a look at it.