{"id":21653,"date":"2024-11-29T15:51:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=21653"},"modified":"2024-11-29T15:51:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:51:24","slug":"novak-djokovic-excited-to-work-with-new-coach-andy-murray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/novak-djokovic-excited-to-work-with-new-coach-andy-murray\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic ‘Excited’ After Making ‘Shock Decision’ To Appoint Andy Murray As New Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has admitted that he’s ‘excited’ after making a ‘shock decision’ to add British former world No. 1 Andy Murray to his coaching staff ahead of the Australian Open.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic has revealed his excitement at the prospect of working alongside British tennis<\/a> legend Andy Murray following the shock announcement that the former world No. 1 would be joining the Serbian’s team as a coach.<\/p>\n

Murray, who retired from the sport after the Olympics back in August, has linked up with his former rival on a short-term arrangement for pre-season training, with the Scotsman set to accompany Djokovic to the Australian Open in January.<\/p>\n

His appointment comes following Djokovic’s split from former coach Goran Ivanisevic back in March.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, the UK’s best tennis betting sites<\/a> have Djokovic as the third favourite to win the Australian Open in the new year, behind Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic ‘Excited’ To Work With ‘Legend’ Andy Murray<\/h3>\n

Speaking to\u00a0Sky Sports News<\/em>, the 37-year-old explained his decision to offer Murray a coaching role on his team.<\/p>\n

“I was going through a process of thinking about next season and trying to figure out what I need at this stage of my career because I stopped with my coach, Goran Ivanisevic, that I was very successful with for many years, in March.<\/p>\n

“So I took about six months to really think about if I really need a coach, and if yes, who that’s going to be and the profile of the coach.<\/p>\n

“We were going through different names, and I realised the perfect coach for me at this point would be someone that has been through the experiences that I’m going through, possible multiple Grand Slam winner, former No. 1.<\/p>\n

“I was thinking about different people, and then an Andy Murray<\/a> discussion appeared on the table with me and my team.”<\/p>\n

He continued, revealing that his proposal caught Murray by surprise: “It caught him a little bit off guard as well because he wasn’t expecting it, so we connected really fast, and he accepted after a few days.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t be more excited about it. This collaboration is a surprise to me as well, to everyone.<\/p>\n

“But it’s exciting for tennis. He’s been one of my greatest rivals. We’re the same age. We’ve played in all the biggest stadiums in our sport. So I can’t wait to get out on the court and prepare for next season.”<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic explains how his “surprise” Andy Murray link up came about \ud83e\udd1d pic.twitter.com\/s8Wf6NHViA<\/a><\/p>\n

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