Novak Djokovic has opened up on his recent reunion with Andy Murray at the French Open, with the duo seeing each other for the first time since their decision to part ways.
Murray started work as Djokovic's coach at the Australian Open in January, with the pair proceeding to spend three more tournaments together.
However, it was recently confirmed that the duo had split up - with Djokovic opting to go his separate ways.
Having struggled for consistency in 2025, Djokovic has since gone on to win the Geneva Open last week - which was also his 100th singles title.
Novak Djokovic has opened up on his recent reunion with Andy Murray at the French Open, with the duo seeing each other for the first time since their decision to part ways
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Djokovic and Murray were reunited on Sunday at a special French Open ceremony for Rafael Nadal.
Nadal retired from tennis last year after a glittering career that saw him win 14 French Open titles - and 22 Grand Slams in total.
And Djokovic has now opened up on his reunion with Murray, with the 24-time major winner admitting that he didn't think his close friend was joking when he quipped he'd finally won a tournament with a 'proper coach'.
The former world No 1, who faces Corentin Moutet today, said: “He did. He did [mention his victory at the Geneva Open].
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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray recently reunited at the French Open
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"We joked around a little bit about his dress code yesterday, because I never saw him dress up so well.
“So we kind of joked around, you know, talked a little bit about golf, family, of course, and had also time to speak to him and Roger [Federer] in the room about, you know, reflecting on some of the nice memories we had in our rivalries and kind of playing Nadal here at Roland Garros, et cetera.
"So that was quite special, being in the room with these two guys first for quite some time.
“In terms of the joke about the tournament, yeah, he did congratulate me, and he said, ‘Now that you have a proper coach, you’re winning tournaments’.
“I don’t know. I didn’t take that as a joke.
"I mean, yeah, of course he was joking, but I think I have said enough, but I will say it again: Andy is just an amazing person.
“First of all, someone that I have spent most of my career with since the very young age on the tour, travelling, playing him, facing him in the earliest days under 12 and all the way through to the last days of his career.
“For him to join my team and for us to give a shot to this player-coach relationship was really and incredible thing for tennis and for both of us. I was very privileged and honoured.
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“I was enjoying myself very much regardless of the fact that we haven’t had maybe the success we both wanted or people expected us to have.
“But I still think that I have learned things on the court with him, I have enjoyed my conversations with him about tennis, because I still think that he’s one of the most brilliant tennis IQ guys out there.
“Whoever he decides to work with next, if and when, you know, that player is going to be lucky because he has definitely a lot to share, a lot of great insights.
"It just didn’t work out between us in terms of results, in terms of what we were hoping for, and that’s all there is to it.
Novak Djokovic has won both of his French Open matches so far
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“Personally, I actually enjoyed my time very much with him, and I feel like we have a closer relationship because of our working relationship in the last four, five months.”
On whether it was a mutual decision to part ways, he added: “We both wanted to have a call and to speak, so actually, we both were on the same page.
“So it was not, you know, his initiative or my initiative. It was both of us coming together and just saying, you know, I think we should stop here.”
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