Australian Open 2025: Novak Djokovic opens up on 'really dedicated' new coach Andy Murray - 'We speak the same language'

Novak Djokovic has revealed some details about Andy Murray's role as his new coach, with the 24-time Grand Slam champion calling the Scot "really dedicated". Murray has been courtside for both of Djokovic's matches so far at the Australian Open, where the Serb seeks a record 11th title. He has beaten Nishesh Basavareddy and Jaime Faria, both in four sets. Djokovicplays Tomas Machac next.

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Novak Djokovic has pulled back the curtain on his new coaching set-up with Andy Murray, calling the Scot "really dedicated".

Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, hired Murray to replace Goran Ivanisevic as his new coach back in November, and the pair united for the first time in Melbourne.

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Murray has overseen Djokovic's first two rounds, where he has beaten youngsters Nishesh Basavareddy and Jaime Faria - both in four sets - and he faces Tomas Machac, the Czech 26th seed, next.

Speaking at his post-match press conference, Djokovic opened up on Murray's eye for detail when it comes to researching opponents, especially those that the pair might not have seen much of.

"Andy has been spending quite a bit of time watching videos," Djokovic revealed.

"He watched my first match live, but then he watched the replay of the entire match the next morning.

"He's really dedicated, and I love that because when you watch the match from a different perspective, you watch the replay, you can maybe see things that you haven't seen in the heat of the battle.

"That's what we talk about, some of the elements and cues that he might see, or I might see when I watch myself.

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"I don't see the entire match like him, but I see the highlights and certain moments where I feel like I was off balance, or I should have played better, or moments where I played really well. Then, we take the information onto the practice court."

The Serb said that he and Murray "speak the same language" when it comes to data and analysis of his game, sharing a good understanding of each other.

"We communicate quite a lot about tactics; about preparation, analysis," Djokovic explained.

"I like data. I like video, particularly visual preparation with analysis. He does that, too. We're matching pretty well there. We speak the same language, so to say. We understand each other very well."

The 37-year-old did point out that in order to prepare for the threats that Basavaraeddy and Faria would pose, he and Murray needed to spend a bit more time analysing their styles of play.

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"We had to do more work in terms of the first preparation, for the first two guys that I faced here, because there were not too many matches of them, [they are] very young," Djokovic continued.

"We also had to talk to people in the locker room that had played them to try to get as much information as possible.

"Obviously, as the tournament progresses, you know the names better, like my next opponent [Machac]. It will be easier to find material on them to prepare."

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