Novak Djokovic has appointed Andy Murray to teach him into and thru the Australian Open.
Asserting the collaboration, Djokovic mentioned: “I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net, as my coach.”
He mentioned he was wanting ahead to the beginning of the season and competing in Australia alongside Murray, with whom he mentioned he has “shared many exceptional moments on the Australian soil”.
In a video posted on X, the Serbian participant added: “We had some of the most epic battles in our sport… I thought our story was over, turns out it has one final chapter.
“It’s time for one among my hardest opponents to step into my nook.”
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Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray retired in August after exiting the lads’s doubles on the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The announcement means he’ll be a part of forces with the person who was his largest nemesis throughout his skilled enjoying profession, with Murray shedding 4 Australian Open finals to Djokovic in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
However Murray claimed victory over Djokovic on the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013.
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In an announcement, Murray added: “I’m going to be joining Novak’s team in the off-season, helping him to prepare for the Australian Open.
“I am actually excited for it and searching ahead to spending time on the identical aspect of the web as Novak for a change, serving to him to realize his targets.”
Djokovic is a 24-time Grand Slam champion who has spent extra weeks at primary than another participant in tennis historical past.
The Serbian participant break up with coach Goran Ivanisevic earlier this yr.
He mentioned he hopes including Murray to his crew will assist him safe a file eleventh Australian Open win.
Djokovic has slipped to seventh on this planet rankings, having gone by a calendar yr with out profitable a Grand Slam for the primary time since 2017.
The Australian Open runs from 12 to 26 January.
