Nick Kyrgios Reveals How Many Majors He Thinks Andy Murray Would’ve Won Without Competing Against Big 3

Andy Murray joined his longtime rival Novak Djokovic's team after retiring from tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Nick Kyrgios Reveals How Many Majors He Thinks Andy Murray Would’ve Won Without Competing Against Big 3

Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Nick Kyrgios (Image via X/Danny, Relevant Tennis)

Andy Murray retired at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending his career with three Grand Slam titles. He tasted success in the Majors for the first time at the 2012 US Open by beating Novak Djokovic.

Then the following season, Djokovic again became the runner-up, this time, in the Wimbledon final. Murray’s last Major was the 2016 Wimbledon he lifted by defeating Milos Raonic. Apart from these titles, he reached a Grand Slam final eight times, losing three of them to Roger Federer and the rest to the 24-time Grand Slam champion.

Though the Brit never met Rafael Nadal in a Grand Slam final, a lot of times his campaigns were ended by the 14-time French Open champion in the later stages. Nick Kyrgios, who is one of the few players to have defeated the Big 3, said during an interview with TalkSPORT that had Murray played in a different era, he would have won 10 Grand Slam titles.

When I was in my 20s coming up, we had Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, and Andy Murray all in their prime, so it was almost impossible for someone like me to win a Grand Slam. To go through those guys, they were gods of the sport. I think Andy Murray would have won at least 10 [Grand Slams], probably if those guys were not there as well.

Federer and Nadal hung up their rackets after lifting 20 and 22 Grand Slam titles, respectively. The Swiss maestro retired at the 2022 Laver Cup, and Nadal followed suit at the 2024 Davis Cup after Spain’s defeat to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.

Djokovic is still chasing his historic 25th Grand Slam title. The last time he won the title was at the 2023 US Open and since then, he reached a Major final just once, in the 2024 Wimbledon which he lost to five-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz.

In this year’s Major events, Djokovic retired mid-match from the semifinals of the Australian Open he played against World No.3 Alexander Zverev. At the French Open, World No.1 and eventual runner-up Jannik Sinner knocked him out in the semifinals.

He has now started his preparation for Wimbledon which he last lifted in 2022 by beating Kyrgios. The 38-year-old Serb did not play any warm-up tournament on grass before Wimbledon.

Andy Murray says coaching Novak Djokovic was stressful

After calling time on his career, Andy Murray, just about four months later, joined Novak Djokovic’s team as his coach. They worked for six months and just before the Geneva Open, Djokovic announced that they had parted ways.

Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic (Image via X/The Tennis Letter)

Murray found the coaching job stressful. During an interview with British GQ, the Brit shared what he often used to do while he was a part of Djokovic’s entourage.

As the lead coach, when something goes wrong, essentially it falls on you. You are having to coordinate everything – arranging the practice courts, making sure the rackets are ready – so it’s a bit more stressful throughout the day to make sure that things go smoothly. It was interesting, but definitely lots for me to work on.

During the interview, Murray stated that he would pick coaching a player rather than being a commentator. He thinks “punditry is quite an easy gig” because whatever they say could be wrong and make headlines.

Djokovic ended his trophy drought at the Geneva Open by beating Hubert Hurkacz. It was his first title since the 2024 Paris Olympics he won by beating Carlos Alcaraz. This year, apart from his Grand Slam performances, Djokovic also lost three consecutive matches twice before and after the Miami Open final defeat to Jakub Mensik.

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