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Novak Djokovic opened up about his recent coaching split with Andy Murray, shedding light on the decision and offering high praise for his former collaborator. The two tennis legends and friends joined forces earlier this year in what Djokovic described as a trial-based partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing more I can tell you than what you have read in our statements,\u201d said Djokovic as he addressed the media during his pre-tournament\u00a0press conference\u00a0at the Gonet Geneva Open.\u00a0\u201cYou know, we did say that we are going to, not commit to that relationship on a very long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Andy Murray (left), coach of Novak Djokovic (not pictured), looks on in front of Juan Martin del Potro.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo we agreed that we should part ways as coach and player,\u201d said the former world No. 1. \u201cWe felt like we couldn’t get more out of that partnership on the court, and that’s all there is to it. My respect towards Andy remains the same — even more actually, I got to know him as a person and I think he has a brilliant tennis IQ.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic went on to say they parted ways amicably and came to the agreement that they had squeezed what they could out of their short stint. The partnership had already come as a surprise to fans and critics, most of them questioning Murray\u2019s credibility as a coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has a very rare mind of a champion that obviously has achieved what he has achieved, and he sees the game incredibly well,\u201d Djokovic said.\u00a0\u201cWe just, I guess, didn’t, what can I say? We didn’t reach, what we both hoped that we can reach in a relationship, in terms of results, and that’s all there is to it. You know sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t; we gave it a try, and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While it remains doubtful if fans will ever see Murray again on a tennis court, Djokovic will be making his presence felt at the Geneva Open, where most of his family members will be in attendance, alongside new coach Dusan Vemic.<\/p>\n

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