During an interview with ‘RMC Sports’, former French ace Julien Benneteau opened up on Nole’s decision to hire Murray as his new coach: “It’s not because you were a great player that you are a good coach and that guarantees success as a coach.

Djokovic had been without a full-time head-coach since he ended his five-year partnership with Goran Ivanisevic back in March. During the off-season, there had been rumblings about the world No. 7 hiring a big name as his coach.