Murray to coach Djokovic at Australian Open

Andy Murray volition manager his long-time erstwhile rival Novak Djokovic astatine the Australian Open successful 2025.

Britain's three-time Grand Slam champion Murray retired from tennis successful August aft a 19-year career.

The brace volition enactment unneurotic successful the off-season and successful the build-up to the Australian Open, which takes spot from 12-26 January.

Former satellite fig 1 Murray said helium was "looking guardant to spending clip connected the aforesaid broadside of the nett arsenic Novak for a change".

Djokovic has won the Australian Open a grounds 10 times, including beating Murray successful 4 finals.

He and Djokovic had a fig of memorable meetings during his career, with Murray beating the Serb to triumph 2 of his large titles.

Djokovic posted a video connected X of clips of the two, jokingly titled: "He ne'er liked status anyway."

"We played each different since we were boys, 25 years of being rivals, of pushing each different beyond our limits," the 24-time Grand Slam champion said.

"We had immoderate of the astir epic battles successful our sport. I thought our communicative whitethorn beryllium over, - turns retired it has 1 last chapter.

"It's clip for 1 of my toughest opponents to measurement into my corner."