Andy Murray has revealed he will hold talks with Novak Djokovic to discuss whether he will continue as his coach.

Djokovic saw his hopes of landing an 11th Australian Open title come to a disappointing end on Friday after he withdrew from his semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner was forced to retire from the match after losing the first set due to the hamstring injury suffered in the quarter-final win over Carlos Alcaraz.

Murray, who retired from tennis last summer, took the surprise step of coaching Djokovic in November.

But the two-time Wimbledon champion refused to be drawn on whether he will continue in the role and revealed that he would speak with Djokovic in the coming days.

“Me and Novak agreed that after the tournament we would speak. We’ll do that,” said Murray who claims he has enjoyed every minute of his time working with the Serb.

“At times it feels a little bit embarrassing that because of my relationship with Novak, how much people talk about that or when there’s a good result or a good performance that it’s because I’ve helped him.

“I’m fully aware that the team that is with him has done an incredible job over many, many years to allow him to still be competing at this level, at the age that he’s at.

“They’ve all been really, really helpful to me. They really welcomed me into the team. It’s been great to be a part of.

“I got to witness some amazing tennis, and one of the best matches that I’ve seen live against Alcaraz.”

While Murray claims to have learned a lot from his short stint as a coach, he admits that he is now gaining a better understanding of the demands and expectation of being a top level tennis coach.

He added: “It’s a steep learning curve for me as well. Obviously there’s a lot of things that as a player, you know things are different when you’re coaching.

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“There’s a lot more that you need to help with in terms of communication around the team.

“You’re not just thinking about yourself like you are when you’re a player.

“I’ve certainly learned a lot but there’s a lot more still for me to learn, that’s for sure.”

Murray expressed his disappointment at Djokovic’s unfortunate exit in Melbourne and said he found it hard to watch as the 37-year-old battled through the pain.

“When you get to that stage of the tournament, you feel like you’re getting very close to something very special, and it’s unfortunate if the body’s not responding in the way that you would like,” said Murray.

“With Novak there’s always hope with him because of how great a player he is and has found ways out of difficult situations before. It just wasn’t to be this time.”

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Djokovic confirmed that he and Murray would discuss what comes next once the disappointment of Friday’s exit eases.

Djokovic said: “We both were disappointed with what just happened, so we didn’t talk about the future steps. We are so fresh off the court.

“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 and we make the next step.

“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.

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