Coach Murray and Djokovic part ways ahead of French Open

LONDON - Andy Murray will no longer coach 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, with the pairs high-profile partnership coming to an end after six months and no titles, the Britons team said on May 13.

Djokovic appointed fellow former world number one Murray ahead of this years Australian Open and the Serb said at the Qatar Open in February that he would continue working with Murray for an indefinite period.

However, the partnership has come to an end as Djokovic looks to arrest a dip in form during the clay season at the Geneva Open next week, ahead of his quest for a fourth French Open title when Roland Garros gets under way on May 25.

Thanks to Novak for the unbelievable opportunity to work together and thanks to his team for all their hard work over the past six months, Murray said in a statement.

I wish Novak all the best for the rest of the season.

Djokovic, who won 25 of his 36 matches against Murray, said he was grateful for his former rivals hard work and support in their short spell together

I really enjoyed deepening our friendship together, Djokovic added.

Djokovic reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in January before injury ended his campaign. He made the Miami Open final in March but his bid for a 100th tour-level title ended in a defeat by Jakub Mensik.

The Serb, who turns 38 three days before the years second Grand Slam begins, has been woefully out of form since that Miami defeat and was beaten in his opening matches at Masters tournaments in Monte Carlo and Madrid in April.

He was expected to jumpstart his clay campaign in Rome before returning to Paris, where he won Olympic gold in 2024, but skipped the ongoing Italian