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Djokovic's latest triumph at the U.S. Open saw
him equal Margaret Court's record of major singles titles.
"It's up to the young guys to be pushing Novak and looking to
overtake him. It doesn't look like that's close to happening,"
Murray told the BBC on Monday.
"He proved that he's the best player in the world again
yesterday and like I said it's up to the youngsters to improve
enough to take him."
The 36-year-old Serbian, one of the 'Big Three' with Rafael
Nadal and Roger Federer who dominated men's tennis for the past
two decades, said he had no plans to retire.
"Novak's longevity has been the greatest. He's played at this
level for such a long time now," said Britain's Murray, who won
three Grand Slams.
In July, 20-year-old Carlos Alcaraz ended Djokovic's Wimbledon
reign after the Serbian had won four titles in a row at the All
England Club. However, Murray believes the wrong conclusions
were drawn from the Spaniard's victory.
"I said that after Wimbledon, everyone was saying it was a
changing of the guard, but it wasn't for me," he added.
"Physically, motivation, whether someone like Alcaraz improves -
he's an amazing player Alcaraz, he's brilliant, but to do what
Novak is doing on a consistent basis is different."
World number one Djokovic will next travel to Valencia and join
the Serbia team for their Davis Cup Finals group stage ties with
South Korea, Spain and Czech Republic.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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