Andy Murray believes he did a 'pretty bad job' of working with Novak Djokovic at the recent Australian Open.
Djokovic showed some of the magic of old during the tournament, with the veteran making the semi-finals of the competition before being forced to withdraw due to injury.
It has been reported that the pair are set to keep working together at the French Open and Wimbledon later in the year, too.
Murray enjoyed being Djokovic's coach in Melbourne, even if the 37-year-old was unable to add to his Grand Slam haul.
Andy Murray believes he did a 'pretty bad job' of working with Novak Djokovic at the recent Australian Open
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However, the Briton feels he did a 'pretty bad job' due to spending too much time in his room analysing matches.
“I did a pretty bad job of [spending] way too much time in my room just watching videos of tennis and almost over analyzing matches, over preparing a little bit," he told the sporting Misadventures Podcast.
“So I found myself getting quite tired and I did a better job towards the end of the tournament with that.
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"I was like, look, this is too much, give yourself a break, get to the gym, go for a walk, go hit a few golf balls.
"It was a good experience that I learned a lot from, but I found it hard, found it demanding."
While Murray was critical of his own coaching style, he did admit to enjoying the experience.
"I enjoyed the matches," he added.
“I liked sitting at the side watching matches from a different perspective, I enjoyed the analysis, and preparing and planning, the strategy and everything.
"I really liked that, but I also found it very demanding."
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Andy Murray helped Novak Djokovic reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open last month
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Meanwhile, also on the podcast, Murray admitted that he'd have relished the chance to coach Roger Federer.
Federer won 20 majors throughout his own career, with the 43-year-old establishing himself as a tennis legend along the way.
And Murray believes coaching Federer would have been a joy given the natural quality the Swiss star possesses.
Andy Murray has admitted he'd have loved to have coached Roger Federer during the veteran's prime years in the sport
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"But I think coaching Roger would have been fun because he looks like it’s so natural – I don’t like (saying that because) he works extremely hard – but he just had all of the shots," he said.
"You would have been able to ask him to do something, and he would have been able to do it."
Regarding Djokovic, meanwhile, the veteran is poised to return from injury at the Doha Open as he chases the 100th singles title of his career.
