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Boris Becker revealed he’s “misplaced for phrases” that Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray’s teaching partnership has ended after simply six months.
Djokovic employed nice rival Murray as his coach on the again finish of final yr, with the pair working collectively on the Australian Open in January, the place the Serb beat Carlos Alcaraz and reached the semi-finals earlier than withdrawing because of harm.
But Djokovic’s outcomes have nosedived since, with only one closing look in Miami, and he misplaced his first matches on the clay of Monte Carlo and Madrid. As such, final week, the pair collectively introduced that they’ve gone their separate methods, with Djokovic including this week he “couldn’t get extra” out of the partnership.
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However three-time Wimbledon champion Becker, who coached Djokovic between 2013-2016, believed the pair would proceed working collectively till a minimum of The Championships, which begin on 30 June.
“I’m slightly bit stunned that they might finish their working relationship only a week earlier than Roland-Garros,” Becker instructed The Impartial, forward of the French Open starting this Sunday.
“I believed Melbourne was an enormous success. I used to be blissful to see Andy again in motion in Novak’s nook. I actually needed to see them each at Wimbledon, truly.
“Andy is aware of a factor or two about successful Wimbledon, he’s extremely popular there. I believed it could be a bonus for Novak to have Andy in his nook.
“I’m slightly bit misplaced for phrases [as to] why they’ve damaged up simply earlier than the second grand slam.”
Djokovic, who turned 38 on Thursday, is a seven-time winner at Wimbledon however has misplaced within the closing to Carlos Alcaraz within the final two years, whereas Murray received the match in 2013 and 2016.
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Becker, who will function on TNT Sports activities’s protection of Roland-Garros, coached Djokovic to Wimbledon titles in 2014 and 2015, and the German, 57, mentioned he considers the 24-time Grand Slam champion like a “youthful brother”.
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Requested additional what went incorrect with the Djokovic-Murray partnership, Becker replied: “I believed it was at all times concerning the grand slams and I believed the marketing campaign in Melbourne went very properly.
“I don’t know the explanations. Novak is a great man – he is aware of what he’s doing. I undoubtedly thought this relationship would go a minimum of till Wimbledon, however I used to be incorrect.
“However you must by no means underestimate Novak Djokovic, he’s at all times a really fierce competitor, he at all times has one thing up his sleeve.
“Novak Djokovic is aware of just about the whole lot about tennis. So, who can he speak to that is aware of extra?
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“The problem is for Novak to search out somebody that he has respect [for], who he can study one thing from.
“That’s very tough as a result of he’s so good and educated, he’s carried out the whole lot there may be to do in tennis and that’s the problem he has.”
Djokovic, now the world No 6, is eyeing a record-breaking twenty fifth grand slam on the clay courts of Roland-Garros over the following fortnight, the identical venue the place he received his final match – gold on the Paris Olympics – final summer season.
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“I feel he has tennis left in him, however he must be lifelike,” Becker added, relating to Djokovic’s future within the sport.
“He’s not getting any youthful, he can not play endlessly. These are the info. You must cope with actuality and begin to consider how for much longer you need to play. That will be a sensible factor to do.”
The Serb received his first match on clay this yr on the Geneva Open on Wednesday, beating Marton Fucsovics in straight units. He faces Matteo Arnaldi within the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Watch each second of Roland-Garros stay and unique on TNT Sports activities and discovery+ from Might twenty fifth
