Andy Murray rejoins Novak Djokovic coaching staff ahead of Madrid Open

Former world number one Andy Murray returns to the Madrid Open, but this time in a different role. The ATP 1000 Masters will begin on April 23 in the Spanish capital, where players from all over the world will participate to showcase their talent and secure the ultimate prize.

Murray, who is regarded as the greatest British player in the history of men’s singles tennis, retired from the sport last year after representing his country at the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old finished his career with three Grand Slam titles to his name.

Murray is now set to return at the Madrid Open, but this time as the coach of the former world number one, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian legendary tennis star, regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category of the Open era, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, has revealed his coaching staff ahead of the mega-event, according to Tennis 365.

Djokovic is currently going through a difficult phase in his career, having not won a single ATP title since the start of 2024. Most recently, he featured in the Monte Carlo Masters but suffered a defeat in the round of 32 after losing to Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets, with a score of 6-3, 6-4. After that match, Djokovic admitted that he is playing nowhere as well as he should have been.

“I was hoping it was not going to happen, but it was quite a high probability I’m going to play this way,” said the Belgrade-born star after that defeat. “I don’t know. Just horrible. Horrible feeling to play this way, and just sorry for all the people that have to witness this. I expected myself at least to have put a decent performance. Not like this. It was horrible. I did not have high expectations, really. I knew I’m gonna have a tough opponent and I knew I’m gonna probably play pretty bad. But this bad, I didn’t expect.”