Andy Murray returns to tennis, but not as a professional player. This time the Scot will join Novak Djokovic as a coach and together they will seek to return to glory in 2025. In this article we show you the N1s who became coaches, once they finished their sporting careers in the ATP.
These are the N1s who became coaches
Andy Murray He retired from tennis a few months ago, playing his last match in the Olympics. However, the Scot has not forgotten the sport and in recent weeks he joined the work team of Novak Djokovicto face the 2025 season. He is not the first former world number one to join a work team and that is why we invite you to review other legends of the ATP circuit who joined the ship of an active player to transmit their knowledge
Jimmy Connors y Andy Roddick
In the 2006 season, North American Andy Roddick announced an unexpected surprise to the tennis world. Jimmy Connors joined his compatriot’s work team. Together they managed to reach the final of the 2006 US Open and the title at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, reaching number 3 in the World ranking at the end of that season. This union lasted for a year and a half and ended in the 2008 season.
Stefan Edberg and Roger Federer
Roger Federer had Stefan Edberg as his childhood idol and fulfilled his childhood dream. The Swiss announced his union with the Swede in the 2014 season and they achieved incredible victories. In 2014, the Swiss was able to add two ATP Masters 1000 titles, in Cincinnati and Shanghai, and they also reached three Grand Slam finals: two at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. The collaboration ended in 2015, after Federer extended this duo one year longer than planned.
Boris Becker y Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic already knows what it’s like to have an ATP world number one in his box and he did it for the first time with Boris Becker. Together with the German, they achieved incredible feats. The Serbian won his first Roland Garros title, but they also won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, also adding three titles in Indian Wells and three in Miami. The union lasted two years, from 2014 to 2016.
Andre Agassi and Novak Djokovic
In the 2017 season, after having Becker in his box, Novak Djokovic brought the American Andre Agassi to his team. The union was not formal and the retired player was only there for one season. Together they had a great relationship, which went beyond the results on the track.
Carlos Moya and Rafael Nadal
Without a doubt one of the most incredible duos in recent years. They met eight times, with a record favorable to Nadal 6-2. However, that relationship went beyond their rivalry and Moyá joined Nadal’s team in the 2017 season, until the Manacor native retired. Together they won eight Grand Slam titles, with five at Roland Garros.
Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz
Another of the great duos of the professional circuit is that of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz. They started working together when the man from Murcia was 15 years old. Working tennis and mentally, Ferrero made Alcaraz a competitive beast and together they reached the top of the ranking in 2022 and three Grand Slam titles, in a duo that has remained intact from 2018 to the present.
