Andy Murray will coach his long-time former rival Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open in 2025.
Britain’s three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 37, retired from tennis in August after a 19-year career.
Former world number one Murray said he was “looking forward to spending time on the same side of the net as Novak for a change”.
The pair will work together in the off-season and in the build-up to the Australian Open, which takes place 12-26 January.
This will be Murray’s first coaching role since retiring from playing.
Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, has won the Australian Open a record 10 times and beat Murray in four finals in Melbourne.
The 37-year-old Serb posted a video on X of clips of the two, jokingly titled: “He never liked retirement anyway.”
“We played each other since we were boys, 25 years of being rivals, of pushing each other beyond our limits,” Djokovic said.
“We had some of the most epic battles in our sport. I thought our story may be over – turns out it has one final chapter.
“It’s time for one of my toughest opponents to step into my corner.”
Djokovic ‘looking forward to having Murray by my side’
Djokovic is level with Margaret Court for the most major singles titles by any player.
It would be fitting for him to overtake the Australian legend in Melbourne, where he has enjoyed huge success over the years, but he had a difficult 2024 by his high standards.
Djokovic did not win a major title for the first time since 2017, beaten in the Australian Open semi-finals by world number one Jannik Sinner before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final.
He did, however, clinch a long-awaited Olympic gold in Paris – something he described as his “greatest achievement”.
Murray and Djokovic have maintained a good friendship throughout their years on tour, having been born just weeks apart and grown up as junior rivals.
(BBC)
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