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 instances within the remaining on the Australian Open hope to go their collectively this yr, as 24-time main champion has the Scot using shotgun as his coach this yr 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 start. “He actually has impressed myself and lots of people all over the world,” Djokovic stated. “I believe that his distinctive perspective on my recreation is the truth that he has performed me for 25 years. First time we confronted one another was after we have been 12 years outdated. He is aware of the evolution of my recreation, I suppose the weaknesses and strengths of my recreation.
“I believe his tennis IQ may be very excessive. Everyone knows that. He has carried out an unimaginable job, notably after he acquired the surgical procedure, his synthetic hip, profitable 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 not too long ago taking part in on tour and going through the sports activities’ high gamers makes him much more beneficial.
“He additionally is aware of the sport, the tennis recreation, of the largest gamers on the planet proper now as a result of he has only in the near past retired as a participant,” the 37-year-old stated. “He was training and likewise taking part in towards all the most effective guys on the planet as much as not too long ago. I suppose he is in control with what’s occurring on the tour.”
“I am now right here to sabotage his probabilities of profitable one other one” 😅Andy Murray on teaching Novak Djokovic after dropping 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 observe courtroom up to now, 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 lots. We speak about loads of various things. He is making an attempt to grasp me on completely different ranges, chatting with different workforce members that know me higher. He is very meticulous. He is a really devoted skilled.”
It’s an thrilling time for workforce Djokovic, because the Serbian legend bids for his report twenty fifth main title and eleventh in Australia. He’s additionally gunning for his a centesimal profession title, and his a centesimal match win in Australia (he has 94).
Djokovic says his new coach has effortlessly taken up his put up.
“It comes pure to him,” he stated. “His IQ typically and tennis IQ may 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 form of communication technique the place you share every part as a result of that is one of the simplest ways for him to grasp you and to truly provide help to in no matter approach 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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