"I wanted to keep going": Novak Djokovic keen to continue working with Andy Murray till Wimbledon

Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic has explained his desire to continue his partnership with Britain’s Andy Murray. Both started working together soon after the former British tennis star announced retirement from professional tennis after participating in the Paris Olympics last year.

At the time of the appointment, it was announced that Djokovic and Murray would work together in the 2025 season, but no timeline was given. The 37-year-old, who is regarded as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category, having won as many as 24 Grand Slam titles, failed in the first mega project with Murray as his coach as he was forced to retire from the semifinal of the Australian Open because of a fitness concern.

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Ever since then, there has been uncertainty about whether the two would continue working together. However, media outlets recently reported that the two will keep working together in the upcoming ATP 1000 events — the Indian Wells and the Miami Open. Both competitions will take place in March. Djokovic has now been quoted in a report by Sky Sports where he expressed his desire to continue working with Murray, at least till Wimbledon.

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"I'm enjoying the relationship with Andy,” he said. “I still feel like we are going through the process of getting to know each other on the court in a different way than we have known each other for 25 years. So it's obviously a new role for him. He's also exploring it and trying to understand how he can excel in it. At the Australian Open], I think I played maybe the best tennis that I played in quite some time. So I definitely attribute that to the work I had with Andy. I wanted to keep going - the same day we finished the [Australian Open], I told him that. For him, it took some time to go back and reflect on the partnership, speak to his people, his family, and see how committed he wants to be and where he can travel with me and work in terms of the schedule. I was very glad when he decided to keep going."

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