By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday January 10, 2025
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are the largest storyline of the 2025 Australian Open. The pair who met 4 occasions within the last on the Australian Open hope to go their collectively this 12 months, as 24-time main champion has the Scot using shotgun as his coach this 12 months in Melbourne.
On media day in Melbourne on Friday, Djokovic talked about what he perceives to be the best strengths of Murray.
Djokovic stated that Murray is an inspiration for him, at the beginning. “He actually has impressed myself and lots of people world wide,” Djokovic stated. “I believe that his distinctive perspective on my sport is the truth that he has performed me for 25 years. First time we confronted one another was once we had been 12 years previous. He is aware of the evolution of my sport, I suppose the weaknesses and strengths of my sport.
“I believe his tennis IQ could be very excessive. Everyone knows that. He has carried out an unbelievable job, significantly after he bought the surgical procedure, his synthetic hip, successful tournaments after that, taking part in on challenger degree, somebody that could be a legend of the game, simply displaying everybody what it means to be a champion in an actual sense of that phrase.”
Djokovic provides that the truth that Murray was solely just lately taking part in on tour and dealing with the sports activities’ high gamers makes him much more worthwhile.
“He additionally is aware of the sport, the tennis sport, of the largest gamers on this planet proper now as a result of he has only recently retired as a participant,” the 37-year-old stated. “He was training and likewise taking part in towards all the most effective guys on this planet as much as just lately. I suppose he is up to the mark with what’s occurring on the tour.”
“I am now right here to sabotage his possibilities of successful one other one” 😅Andy Murray on teaching Novak Djokovic after shedding 4 #AusOpen finals towards him 🏆 pic.twitter.com/hxCLxwdOtW
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 9, 2025
The pair have spent what quantities to 12 days on the apply courtroom to this point, so it’s nonetheless early days on this excessive profile pairing. However Djokovic likes the truth that Murray motivates him, and provides that they’re progressively opening up the traces of communication to 1 one other.
“We’re simply nonetheless attending to know one another on the courtroom. We spent eight days within the pre-season interval and now final 4 days right here in Melbourne,” he stated, including: “He provides me motivation, evokes me actually to be spending time on the courtroom. We talk loads. We discuss loads of various things. He is attempting to know me on totally different ranges, chatting with different staff members that know me higher. He is very meticulous. He is a really devoted skilled.”
It’s an thrilling time for staff Djokovic, because the Serbian legend bids for his document twenty fifth main title and eleventh in Australia. He’s additionally gunning for his a hundredth profession title, and his a hundredth match win in Australia (he has 94).
Djokovic says his new coach has effortlessly taken up his publish.
“It comes pure to him,” he stated. “His IQ typically and tennis IQ could be very excessive. He observes and speaks when it’s most vital. I believe he understands the second when he must say one thing and what to say and what to ask.
“Now all playing cards are open on the desk. That is what he calls for. I’m 100% supportive of that sort of communication methodology the place you share all the pieces as a result of that is one of the simplest ways for him to know you and to really enable you in no matter manner he can.”
Djokovic will face American wild card Nishesh Basavareddy in first-round motion in Melbourne. The Australian Open begins on Sunday January 12.
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