Justine Henin has said that she is not surprised that Novak Djokovic has parted ways with Andy Murray ahead of Roland Garros.
The partnership got off to a great start with Djokovic reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open before injury derailed his tournament.
Since then Djokovic has struggled with form and despite reaching the Miami Open final, the Serb has yet to win a match on clay this season.
That lead to the announcement that Djokovic parted ways with Murray as his coach with the 24-time Grand Slam champion releasing the following statement, “Thank you, coach Andy, for all the hard work, fun & support over last six months on & off the court. I really enjoyed deepening our friendship together.”
The announcement may have caused shockwaves throughout the tennis world but former world number one Justine Henin is not shocked.
In an interview with TNT Sports Henin believes the only thing that should be questioned is the timing of the announcement, “I’m not surprised about this decision. We can speak about the timing of it,” Henin was quoted by tennis365 as saying.
“We thought maybe they would have been going to Wimbledon together. This is what they said after the Australian Open: ‘Let’s speak about it and if we still want to collaborate’. But did they really expect something? Both of them?
“What is certain is Djokovic knew Andy Murray would be helpful, but it was also to bring something fresh, some power, telling himself, ‘With Andy Murray, I have to find this motivation, to offer him my motivation’. He probably thinks about this, about this motivation, and that’s why he has taken this decision now.”
The Serb will now aim to refocus as his next tournament takes place next week in Geneva.
