Andy Murray thought Novak Djokovic's Australian Open injury was "unfortunate," and acknowledged that it led to "a difficult" period.
In his first Grand Slam tournament with Murray as a coach, Djokovic turned back the clock - delivered some heroics - and beat Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the Australian Open quarterfinal. Unfortunately, the 38-year-old Serb also contracted a hamstring injury during his quarterfinal match and retired after only one set in the semifinal against Alexander Zverev.
When Djokovic returned to action in mid-February, he picked up a loss to Matteo Berrettini in the Doha first round before also being upset by Botic van de Zandschulp in his opening Indian Wells Masters match.
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The former world No. 1 snapped his three-match losing by reaching the Miami Masters final - but just when it seemed that the situation was changing - the Serb surprisingly lost to Jakub Mensik in the title match.
After Djokovic lost his opening two matches on clay at the Masters events in Monte Carlo and Madrid, he decided to part ways with Murray.
Murray: It was unfortunate what happened to Djokovic in Australia with the injury
"It was unfortunate what happened in Australia with the injury, but I watched him play ridiculous tennis in that tournament. After the injury, it was certainly a difficult few months for him, but also I think for the team and all of us. So yeah, I was disappointed. Probably didn't get the results I would have liked for him," the former two-time Wimbledon champion said on The Tennis Podcast.
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In his first tournament without Murray, Djokovic went on to win his 100th ATP title in Geneva. The Serb reached the semifinal in all of the last three Grand Slams of the year, but failed to win a 25th Major.
Meanwhile, Murray hasn't accepted any coaching offers since, but has indicated that he will coach once again in the future.
