John McEnroe has crazy ‘retirement U-turn’ theory about Andy Murray’s reason behind joining Novak Djokovic’s coaching team
Andy Murray retired at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and in November last year, he joined Novak Djokovic's team as his coach.
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John McEnroe, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic (Images via X)
Tennis great John McEnroe thinks the craziest news he heard was Novak Djokovic‘s announcement of hiring Andy Murray as his coach. Murray is in Melbourne with Djokovic on a quest to guide his old rival to his 11th Australian Open title.
Djokovic and Murray would be working at least till the Australian Open. McEnroe, however, has an interesting theory about this collaboration as he claimed that after his first coaching stint, Murray, who bade his farewell to tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics, would make a U-turn from retirement.
The coaching situation with Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic has got to be, it’s fun, but it’s got to be the craziest thing I’ve ever heard.
John McEnroe told Eurosport
McEnroe recalled the time when the news of Murray signing Ivan Lendl as his coach came out. The 65-year-old, who shared an intense rivalry with Lendl and had faced him in 36 matches, thought at that time that the partnership with Murray would be a success. McEnroe, however, theorized that Murray will be back on tour as a player this year.
But there’s an age gap, there’s the one-week age gap between Novak and Andy and he just stopped playing. So my theory is, tell me if I am wrong, that Murray is gonna coach Djokovic for the next couple of months, and then he’s gonna find out everything he needs to know about how to beat Djokovic and then he’s coming back.
John McEnroe added
"The craziest thing I've ever heard!" 🤪
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 12, 2025
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Andy Murray reveals the main goal behind the partnership with Novak Djokovic
Following his trophyless season on the tour last year, Novak Djokovic will be aiming to win his 25th Grand Slam title in the ongoing Australian Open. Last year, the only title the Serb won was the Olympic gold medal, and coach Andy Murray thinks the reason Djokovic was successful at the Paris Olympics was because he was motivated.
I think it was only natural after that for there to be a bit of a letdown because he’d set himself really one target and one goal for the year and he did that. So for me and his team, it’s about trying to find that motivation to keep going and pushing for more.
Andy Murray said (H/T: Sky Sports)
The three-time Grand Slam singles champion claimed that if Djokovic beats players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in big matches in the next couple of years, then he will cement himself as the best athlete of all time.
Djokovic last won a Major at the 2023 US Open and went close to another title when he reached the final of the 2024 Wimbledon, losing to Alcaraz. At the 2025 Australian Open, the 24-time Grand Slam champion will be locking horns with Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round.
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