"I am not surprised by this decision," Mauresmo reacts to the end of collaboration between Djokovic and Murray
Novak Djokovic celebrated his 38th birthday this Thursday, May 22, with a victory in the quarterfinals of the Geneva tournament against Matteo Arnaldi (6-4, 6-4). Just a few days after announcing the end of his collaboration with Andy Murray, who became his coach late last year, the Serb is now only two wins away from his 100th career title.
However, the short duration of his association with the Scotsman raised questions among tennis observers, who hoped to see the two men continue their joint work at least until Wimbledon.
Director of the Roland-Garros tournament, Amélie Mauresmo, who knows Murray well since she coached him between 2014 and 2016, reacted to the premature end of the collaboration between the two former rivals on the ATP circuit.
"I don't know why Novak stopped working with Andy. But I am glad that Murray had this experience with Novak. I think you also learn a lot about yourself when you are on the other side of the fence.
I would have liked to see them both here and work together. I would have liked to witness that here at Roland Garros. But it doesn't matter, that's how it was meant to be. I am not surprised by this decision. We can simply question the timing and talk about when it was made.
We thought they might have gone to Wimbledon together. The truth is, Djokovic knew that Andy Murray would be useful, but it was also to bring him something fresh, that would allow him to say: 'With Andy, I have to find this motivation, and offer him my motivation.'
He is probably thinking about this, about that motivation, and that's perhaps also why he made this decision now," commented the former world number 1 in the WTA rankings for Punto De Break.
