Surprised Kyrgios comments on Murray's coaching gig with Djokovic

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has expressed his surprise to see former world number one Andy Murray accepted the role to become the coach of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic. The 37-year-old, who is already regarded as the greatest British player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category, having won three Grand Slam titles, has retired from professional tennis recently after taking part in the Paris Olympics.

He participated in the doubles category with Britain’s Dan Evans, but the pair lost in the quarterfinals. Murray quit tennis after struggling with fitness concerns throughout his career. It was for this reason he retired from the sport just after the Australian Open in 2018 as well but miraculously returned to the court soon after.

Djokovic’s decision to hire his former rival was based on the fact that he struggled to register positive results consistently. It was the first time in seven years where the Belgrade-born star failed to win a single Grand Slam. His only triumph in the season was the Olympic medal which he won in the singles category after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in the final in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 7-6.

Kyrgios, who is set to return to the court after spending nearly two years on the sidelines, recently appeared on the Nothing Majors podcast, which is quoted by English media outlet Daily Express. In it, he stated that he could not believe that the former world number one accepted such an offer, that too so soon after retiring from the sport.

"I didn't wanna just have an injury, and I don't want to be someone like Andy Murray, that's for sure, like hobbling to the finish line, no,” he said. “And now he's coaching Novak, I'm like, man, this guy actually can't stay away from tennis. He just can't. I was like, this guy's gonna go stay with his family, enjoy his life. But he's like I'm coaching Novak, I'm like, 'Oh my god'. I'd break up with him for sure.”