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Britain's Andy Murray and Serbia's Novak Djokovic. Angela Weiss and Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP/File

Britain's Andy Murray and Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732427555223112424_tennis.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Britain&#x27;s Andy Murray and Serbia&#x27;s Novak Djokovic. Angela Weiss and Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Britain&#x27;s Andy Murray and Serbia&#x27;s Novak Djokovic. <em>Angela Weiss and Anne-Christine Poujoulat, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>BELGRADE, Serbia -- Novak Djokovic announced on Saturday that his retired long-time rival Andy Murray is joining the 24-time Grand Slam-winning player&#x27;s coaching team, starting at the Australian Open in January.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m thrilled to have one of my biggest rivals on the same side of the net with me, this time as my coach. I look forward to starting the season with Andy and having him by my side in Melbourne, where we&#x27;ve shared many exceptional moments throughout our careers,&quot; Djokovic said in a statement.</p><p>Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion who retired from competitive tennis at the Olympics in August, said: &quot;I am very excited about this and look forward to being on the same side of the net for a change.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m also grateful for the opportunity to help him achieve his goals for the upcoming year.&quot;</p><p>Djokovic posted a video on X of him and Murray during the Scotsman&#x27;s playing career, jokingly titled: &quot;He never liked retirement anyway.&quot;</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1860352532813414908&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-24T05%3A48%3A21.087286%3A359c2072-b4d0-4641-b3a5-4cae8ab3626e%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=1e231d79b15fc7fee494544ab9f3e2cf2d9e3fc9&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:754px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1860352532813414908"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The 37-year-old Serb has won the Australian Open a record 10 times, defeating Murray in four Melbourne finals.</p><p>Djokovic failed to win a Grand Slam in 2024 and has slipped to seventh in the world, although he did land the Olympic singles title in Paris, a victory he described as his &quot;greatest achievement&quot;.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/10/after-nadal-exit-djokovic-left-to-rage-against-dying-of-the-light-2251">READ: After Nadal exit, Djokovic left to rage against dying of the light</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/5/tennis-injured-djokovic-gives-up-on-atp-finals-title-defense-2009">READ: Injured Djokovic gives up on ATP Finals title defense</a></div><p>Jannik Sinner, who will finish the year as the runaway world number one, beat him in the Australian Open semi-finals and Djokovic lost to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets in the Wimbledon final.</p><p>He is level with Margaret Court for the most major singles titles by any player and would dearly love to overtake the Australian in Melbourne.</p><p>Djokovic and Murray faced each other 36 times in their careers with the Serb winning 25 times.</p><p>Nineteen of those clashes came in finals, including seven at the Slams.</p><p>For Murray, two of those major championship duels were significant.</p><p>He captured his maiden Grand Slam title with a five-set victory over his rival at the 2012 US Open while, a year later, he famously became the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years courtesy of a straight sets victory in the final at the All England Club.</p><p>&quot;We played each other since we were boys -- 25 years of being rivals, of pushing each other beyond our limits. We had some of the most epic battles in our sport,&quot; added Djokovic on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;They called us game changers, risk takers, history makers. I thought our story may be over. Turns out, it has one final chapter. It&#x27;s time for one of my toughest opponents to step into my corner.&quot;</p><p>Djokovic ended his coaching partnership with Goran Ivanisevic in March despite winning 12 Slams together.</p><p>Former Wimbledon winner Ivanisevic had admitted Djokovic is &quot;not an easy guy&quot; such is his intensity to make history in the sport.</p><p>&quot;Especially when something&#x27;s not going his way. Sometimes it&#x27;s very complicated,&quot; said Ivanisevic after Djokovic had claimed the 2023 French Open.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PSr7fVCsxkw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div></div>

<p>Novak Djokovic announced on Saturday that his retired long-time rival Andy Murray is joining the 24-time Grand Slam-winning player's coaching team, starting at the Australian Open in January.</p>

Novak Djokovic announced on Saturday that his retired long-time rival Andy Murray is joining the 24-time Grand Slam-winning player's coaching team, starting at the Australian Open in January.

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Tennis: Djokovic hires old rival and fellow 'game-changer' Murray as coach

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Published November 24, 2024 01:53 PM PHT

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