Novak Djokovic makes telling call over Andy Murray links after Australian Open exit

After bowing out of the Aussie Open, Novak Djokovic has made a surprise call about the future of his relationship with Andy Murray.

Novak Djokovic has hinted that his working relationship with tennis legend Andy Murray may be over after his Australian Open campaign ended on Friday.

The 10-time Aussie Open winner pulled the pin on his semi-final contest after a gruelling opening set against Alexander Zverev.

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The 37-year-old entered Rod Laver Arena with heavy strapping on the upper part of his left leg after sustaining the injury during his quarter-final clash with Carlos Alcaraz.

While he looked nowhere near his best, it still came as a shock when he retired hurt after the first set tie-break.

Novak Djokovic retired hurt on Friday (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Following the match Djokovic vowed to continue his hunt for a record-breaking 25th grand slam title but hinted that he may do so without Murray.

Djokovic shocked the tennis world last year when he named recently retired Murray as his coach on a short-term agreement.

And despite the agreement only being until the end of his Open campaign, many thought it would continue indefinitely, however, that may not be the case.

The partnership had been one of the biggest talking points of the Australian Open but after the Serbian succumbed to a hamstring injury he hinted their time together may be over.

“We both were disappointed with what just happened, so we didn’t talk about the future steps,” Djokovic said on Friday.

Novak Djokovic suggested he and Andy Murray may go their separate ways. Picture: Michael Klein

“I’ll definitely have a chat with Andy and thank him for being here with me. You know, give him my feedback, which is, of course, positive, and see how he feels.

“We are still hot-headed and disappointed, so it’s kind of hard to switch the page and start talking about what the next steps are.

“I think we both need to cool off a little bit and then we’ll have a chat.”

The Scot also hinted that their time working together could have come to an end.

“Me and Novak agreed that after the tournament we would speak and we’ll do that,” Murray said.

“I always knew that I would enjoy coaching – I never thought otherwise – but there’s things that I’ve learnt about coaching that are maybe a bit different than what I expected.

“And there’s certainly areas of coaching that I will need to get better at moving forward.”

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