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Serbia's Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia's Alexei Popyrin during their men's singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024.

Serbia's Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia's Alexei Popyrin during their men's singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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<p>Novak Djokovic says his new coaching partnership with Andy Murray inspires him, and that he is sad to see his top rivals retire as the 24-time Grand Slam champion gears up to face Juan Martin del Potro in a farewell exhibition match in Buenos Aires on Sunday (December 1).</p><p>Retired tennis great Murray agreed to join Djokovic&#x27;s team last month and will coach him at the Australian Open next year.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2024/11/24/djokovic-hires-old-rival-and-fellow-game-changer-murray-as-coach-1353">READ: Djokovic hires old rival and fellow &#x27;game-changer&#x27; Murray as coach</a></div><p><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/2/andy-murray-bows-out-of-tennis-with-paris-olympics-defeat-1528">Briton Murray retired</a> after this year&#x27;s Olympics in Paris where Djokovic won the gold medal.</p><p>The two 37-year-olds, both former world number ones, played each other 36 times, with Djokovic winning 25 matches.</p><p>Djokovic added that his aim was to keep on playing next season and win Grand Slams, while Murray’s knowledge of the Serbian’s current rivals in Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz bodes well for him.</p><p>Reflecting on a year that saw both Murray and Rafael Nadal bow out of the game, Djokovic said that he was sad to see his historic top rivals join Roger Federer as retired greats.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/20/after-long-fight-for-glory-nadal-leaves-with-a-legacy-of-memories-1036">READ: After long fight for glory, Nadal leaves with a legacy of memories</a></div><div><em>(Production: Miguel lo Bianco, Anna Portella, Stefan Haskins)</em></div>

<p>Novak Djokovic says his new coaching partnership with Andy Murray inspires him, and that he is sad to see his top rivals retire as the 24-time Grand Slam champion gears up to face Juan Martin del Potro in a farewell exhibition match in Buenos Aires on Sunday (December 1).</p>

Novak Djokovic says his new coaching partnership with Andy Murray inspires him, and that he is sad to see his top rivals retire as the 24-time Grand Slam champion gears up to face Juan Martin del Potro in a farewell exhibition match in Buenos Aires on Sunday (December 1).

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Djokovic says Murray coaching partnership inspires him, 'sad' to see top rivals retire

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Published December 02, 2024 02:48 PM PHT

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