It took a while for Andy Murray to retire from the sport. The British tennis player had considered this exit many times in recent years, before actually deciding to do it, at the age of 37, during this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. However, he will not remain away from the courts for long since Novak Djokovic announced on Saturday, November 23, that he had hired him to become his coach.
“I am delighted to have one of my biggest rivals on the same side of the net, this time as a coach”declared in a statement the Serbian player, holder of the record for Grand Slam victories with 24 coronations.
Andy Murray was one of the few players who managed to slightly alter the dominance of the trio Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic: he was crowned at the US Open in 2012 and at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2016, two-time Olympic gold medalist (2012, 2016) and was ranked number one in the world in 2016.
“I can’t wait to start the season with Andy and have him by my side in Melbourne, where we have shared many great moments throughout our careers.”added Novak Djokovic who, at 37 years old, had a disappointing 2024 season, without a title on the ATP circuit, which led him to drop to seventh place in the world.
Andy Murray will initially focus on the preparation phase and development of the Australian Open, where the “Djoker” He will try to win for the eleventh time in singles.“I’m really excited and can’t wait to be on the same side of the net for once.” than Novak Djokovic, said the Scot, who was defeated four times in the Melbourne final against his future colt.
After his elimination in the quarterfinals of the doubles tournament at the Paris Olympics, Andy Murray said he wanted to cut. “a few weeks or a few months”. On the social network X wrote: “I never liked tennis anyway. » Scottish humor.
