Andy Murray is making a return to the tennis court not long after his retirement, but this time in a coaching capacity.
Murray will coach Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open, with the former rivals also going to work together in the off-season ahead of the event.
Tennis fans love the link-up between Djokovic and Murray, with the latter having retired from playing in August.
Murray won three Grand Slam titles during his glittering 19-year career, beating Djokovic in the finals of the US Open and Wimbledon in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Djokovic meanwhile defeated the Scot in five other Grand Slam finals, with the Serbian topping the overall titles list with 24.
Jamie Delgado reacts as Andy Murray becomes Novak Djokovic’s new coach
The 37-year-old is now looking to extend his lead at the top of that table, having failed to win a Grand Slam in 2024.
And he has entrusted Murray to help him do exactly that, with the Scot’s coach of six years Jamie Delgado welcoming the partnership.
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“Andy’s very sharp with the data side of things and the strategy,” Delgado told BBC Sport, with the Briton currently coaching world number 10 Grigor Dimitrov. “You have got to remember that Andy has played against Novak many times, so he will know and express to Novak what makes him so difficult to play against, remind him of those things that his opponents will be feeling when they play against him.
“Novak has now got different rivals in front of him – [Jannik] Sinner and [Carlos] Alcaraz – and Andy’s played these guys himself, so in terms of getting that final few per cent to make a difference in matches from a strategy point of view, you would be hard pushed to find someone better than Andy.”
What is Novak Djokovic’s and Andy Murray’s head-to-head record?
Murray and Djokovic endured several thrilling battles on the court over the years, with the latter edging out the former overall.
He boasts a 25-11 ATP Tour win-loss head-to-head record over the Scot, with Murray having withdrawn from what would have been their last meeting at the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid.
And after a brief break from tennis, his task now involves getting Djokovic into shape for another Australian Open.
The Serbian will be frustrated and disappointed with his 2024 season, although it was heavily disrupted by injury.
He finishes the year seventh in the ATP Tour rankings, with one title to his name as the gold medal went his way at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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