By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday January 10, 2025
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are the largest storyline of the 2025 Australian Open. The pair that met 4 instances within the ultimate on the Australian Open hope to go there 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, in the beginning.
“He actually has impressed myself and lots of people world wide,” 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 once we have been 12 years previous. He is aware of the evolution of my recreation, I suppose the weaknesses and strengths of my recreation.
“I believe his tennis IQ could be very excessive. Everyone knows that. He has carried out an unimaginable job, significantly after he bought the surgical procedure, his synthetic hip, profitable tournaments after that, enjoying on challenger stage, somebody that may be a legend of the game, simply displaying everybody what it means to be a champion in an actual sense of that phrase.”
Djokovic additionally believes that the truth that Murray was solely not too long ago enjoying on tour and going through the sports activities’ high gamers makes him much more invaluable.
“He additionally is aware of the sport, the tennis recreation, 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 practising and in addition enjoying towards all one of the best guys on this planet as much as not too long ago. I suppose he is on top of things 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
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The pair have spent what quantities to 12 days on the apply courtroom to date, so it’s nonetheless early days on this excessive profile pairing. However Djokovic likes the truth that Murray motivates him, and says that they’re steadily 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 offers me motivation, evokes me actually to be spending time on the courtroom. We talk lots. We speak about quite a lot of various things. He is making an attempt to know me on totally different ranges, chatting with different crew members that know me higher. He is very meticulous. He is a really devoted skilled.”
It’s an thrilling time for crew Djokovic, because the Serbian legend bids for his report 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, towards simply 9 losses).
Djokovic says his new coach has effortlessly taken up his publish.
“It comes pure to him,” stated the Belgrade native. “His IQ typically and tennis IQ could be very excessive. He observes and speaks when it’s most essential. 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 type of communication methodology the place you share all the pieces as a result of that is the easiest way for him to know you and to truly assist you in no matter method 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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