Andy Murray believes Novak Djokovic "still has the potential" to win a record 25th grand slam title.

Djokovic's US Open triumph in 2023 saw him equal Margaret Court's record for 24 grand slam titles, though he is still searching for the elusive 25th major trophy.

Overall, Djokovic has won the Australian Open a record 10 times, won seven Wimbledon titles, three at the French Open and four at the US Open.

The 38-year-old came close to achieving a 25th grand slam title in Melbourne earlier this year, but lost in the final to Carlos Alcaraz, who also defeated Djokovic in the 2024 Wimbledon showpiece.

The Serbian's next opportunity to win a grand slam comes next month at Roland Garros, though he recently withdrew from the Madrid Open as he battles injury.

Murray, who briefly coached Djokovic after retiring, has backed his former rival to set an outright record for grand slam titles, but insisted it will take perfect preparation to do so.  

"I think that he can," Murray told Sky Sports when asked if Djokovic can win a 25th major.

"The difficulty is when you get to the age that he's at, if you play too much tennis, you risk injury, or not being fresh for the majors but then if you're not competing enough and your body is not match-hardened and ready to play seven matches across two weeks, it is also very difficult physically.

"Last year, he made the semi-finals of all four majors, but definitely had three injuries across those events and that's the balancing act.

"It has to be perfect preparation with enough match play and enough training, but you could see at the Australian Open with the results that he had, beating Alcaraz last year and beating [Jannik] Sinner this year, that he still has the potential to do it."