“We could tell” - Novak Djokovic’s wife Jelena gets in on Andy Murray’s joke about ‘never liking’ tennis after Brit’s retirement at Paris Olympics

Novak Djokoivc's wife Jelena recently joined in on Andy Murray's joke about 'never liking' tennis after the Brit's retirement at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Brit had announced on his arrival in Paris that his campaign at the prestigious event would be the final one of his career.

Murray teamed up with Dan Evans for doubles and the duo kicked off their campaign against the Japanese duo of Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori. They saved five match points in a topsy-turvy encounter to defeat the Japanese 2-6, 7-6(5), 11-9.

The Brit pairing then defeated Belgium's Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen in yet another thriller saving two match points 6-3, 6-7(8), 11-9 to reach the quarterfinals where they met third seed Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul from Team USA. The American duo comfortably ousted Murray and Evans 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 16 minutes.

The defeat marked the end of Andy Murray's illustrious career, who took to X and joked that he 'never liked' tennis.

"Never even liked tennis anyway."

Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena also got in on the joke and sarcastically tweeted:

"Yeah. We could tell 😉🙌🏼"

Ahead of the tournament's start, Murray had posted a few photos together with Novak Djokovic from different periods in their careers on Instagram.

"Rivals, doubles partners, friends and lovers?(see slide 3💋) Thanks for the 25 years of competition @djokernole and good luck for rest of your career 👏👏" Murray captioned it.

Jelena expressed her love for the post in the comments section.

"Love this❤❤❤," Jelena commented.

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"We were all hoping that this moment will never come" - An emotional Novak Djokovic sends tribute to Andy Murray after Brit's retirement

Andy Murray (Image source: GETTY)

Novak Djokovic sent his tributes to Andy Murray after the Brit's retirement at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Serb was sad that the moment had arrived but congratulated Murray on his illustrious career. He wished Murray and his family the best for their future before bidding him adieu.

"Andy we were all hoping that this moment will never come, but here it is. I just want to say congratulations for and amazing career. Multiple Grand Slams, No. 1 in the world, two Olympics gold medals, Davis Cup. I mean you have done it all. Amazing, really. You brought Wimbledon title to Britain and to UK after 77 years, unfortunately against me in the finals.

All the best to you and your family. And you deserve the best possible farewell. Bye bye my friend," read an excerpt of Novak Djokovic's tribute.

Here's the video posted on ATP Tour's social media.

Alongside Djokovic, Andy Murray's other big rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal also sent their tributes to the Brit.