Novak Djokovic says Andy Murray has agreed to continue coaching partnership on an 'indefinite' basis
Updated 18/02/2025 at 15:40 GMT
Novak Djokovic has revealed that Andy Murray has agreed to continue working as his coach. Following his retirement, Murray coached the Serbian at the Australian Open in January. Speaking with ATP Tour's in-house media in an interview published by Sky Sports, Djokovic said: "I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him, so I am really glad he did accept."
Novak Djokovic y Andy Murray.
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Novak Djokovic's partnership with coach Andy Murray is set to continue for an "indefinite" period of time after a successful trial run at the Australian Open.
The pair stunned - and thrilled - much of the tennis world when they announced that Murray would join the Serb's team as a coach on a trial basis for the year's first Grand Slam.
Following Djokovic's semi-final exit at Melbourne Park, when he was forced to withdraw due to a leg injury, he announced they would "cool off" before making a decision on the future.
Now the 24-time major winner has announced the partnership will continue through the clay court season.
"We had a chat the day after I finished [the Australian Open], we reflected on the period we spent together," he told the ATP Tour's in-house media channel, as reported by Sky Sports.
"We agreed he was going to take some time and think, speak with his family members and see if he decides to keep working.
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"I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him, so I am really glad he did accept.
"It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments. We will see how it goes after that."
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Djokovic's Australian Open run included a four-set victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, with the Serb visibly hampered by his leg injury to rallying to progress.
He went a set down to Alexander Zverev in their last-four meeting before he was forced to withdraw.
"He knows exactly what we need to do tactically - the evolution of my game and what needs to be improved," Djokovic said of Murray, who only retired from tennis last year.
"He has a positive approach and has handled the whole pressure very well as it is a completely different situation from being there as a player.
"He has been terrific with all the other team members and while it was unfortunate the way the Australian Open finished with injury, we had a great run."
Djokovic is in Qatar this week for the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, before he and his coach turn their attention to the early American hard-court swing at Indian Wells and Miami in March.
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It seems likely from Djokovic's announcement that the partnership will continue through the European clay-court season, including tournaments in Madrid and Rome, until at least the French Open, from May 25 to June 8 this year.
Djokovic has a chance for an outright record 25th major victory at Roland-Garros, a tournament he has won three times - beating Murray in the final on the first occasion, in 2016.
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