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Andy Murray is set to coach Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open
Aileen
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Djokovic, spurred on by Murray, muscles through at Australian Open

The record 10-time champion rallied past American wild card Nishesh Basavareddy 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to secure his second-round spot in Melbourne for an 18th consecutive year. At times unconvincing, Djokovic regularly looked to an animated Murray in his coaching box for an extra burst of energy before sealing a two-hour, 58-minute win.

"“He gave me some great advice mid-match. It’s really good we have the opportunity to exchange some feedback and get our coaches to tell us what they see. It’s been a great experience [with Murray], hopefully we don’t stop here.”

As the match wore on, Murray became increasingly involved and often lifted himself from his seat, inducing charged roars from Djokovic. In the third and fourth sets, the 37-year-old Serbian ultimately raised his serving level and clinically converted all three break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to advance at the first major of the year.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-basavareddy-australian-open-2025
[ Last edit by Aileen January 13, 2025, 07:51 pm ] IP Logged
Aileen
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I dons't know who was more relieved when this match finished, Andy or Novak, but Andy's quiet sigh of relief spoke volumes.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2025/01/21/andy-murray-inspire-novak-djokovic-victory-australia-open/
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ChrisMac
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Aileen I think Andy felt like we use to when he played, the old murraycoaster  yes
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Aileen
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I think you  could be right Chris.  I wouldn't mind having these days back though.
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Tonedial
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https://tinyurl.com/285u24pz
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Aileen
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Rather a shame for all concerned that injury put an end to Djokovic's attempts to win his 25th Slam.
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Pedantic F.C.
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Interesting summary of Andy coaching Novak at the Australian Open - wonder what he'll do next?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c0rq1xkgl0no
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Aileen
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Quote from: Pedantic F.C. on January 24, 2025, 01:15 pm
Interesting summary of Andy coaching Novak at the Australian Open - wonder what he'll do next?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c0rq1xkgl0no
Thanks Pedantic.  It will be interesting to see what Andy does next, and Djokovic too given that he said that this could be his last appearance in Melbourne.
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Aileen
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UPDATE -

According to The Times, Andy and Novak will stay together as the season proceeds as long as present discussions between them go well.

They are currently deciding on the best schedule for Djokovic to follow this season, with the first ATP Masters tournament of the year at Indian Wells in March likely to be the next meeting point for them.

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2012540/Andy-Murray-Novak-Djokovic-Wimbledon
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Aileen
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So after a few days of confusion, not helped by Andy saying in an interview that he would have preferred to coach Federer, Djokovic has finally spoken up on the issue himself. In an interview with Sportklub, the 24-time Grand Slam winner confirmed that Andy is still his coach, despite the rumours floating around. “Yes, my coach remained.  We have an agreement to work for an indefinite period.  It will be in America, and then probably a few clay tournaments after that, so we’ll see how it goes. So, the agreement still exists"

https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-novak-djokovic-bluntly-dismisses-coaching-rumors-as-bold-take-on-andy-murray-nearly-confirms-his-future-plans/
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Aileen
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Indian Wells R2 - Djokovic beaten 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 by a lucky loser, so that's his third defeat in a row.  1st set he kept looking at his box for inspiration but whatever it was that Andy said, didn't work.
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Aileen
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Djokovic and Murray split after six months

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/c3rpqd4zy01o

Can't say I'm surprised.  After Djoko's disastrous 1st round exit in Madrid and his withdrawal from Rome, it was rather obvious that Andy was wasting his time coaching him, the positives being that Andy now has a good insight into the world of coaching should he decide to take that up in the future.
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MuzzaFan10
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Novak released a statement yesterday saying he didn't feel like he could get more out of the coaching with Andy. There's an article here about it: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/20/novak-djokovic-couldnt-get-more-andy-murray-coaching-tennis
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Aileen
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Interesting that Djoko says that “My respect towards Andy remains the same, even more actually, I got to know him as a person".
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ChrisMac
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We all know that Andy is a great hearted person.
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