Serbia’s
Novak Djokovic has heaped praise on his new coach
Andy Murray. 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, is currently taking part in the
Australian Open 2025.
The first Grand Slam of the year started on Sunday, and players from all over the world participated to showcase their talent at the
highest level and secure the ultimate prize. Djokovic booked his spot in the third
round of the mega-event, where he has lifted the title eight times after
beating Portugal’s Jamie Faria with a score of 6-1, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2.
Djokovic talked to the media after the match, as quoted by Eurosport, where he praised the role of his new coach Murray, who, according to him, has been very ‘professional’ in his new role. The Belgrade-born star also
explained that the former world number one, who joined the 24-time Grand Slam
winner as his coach for the 2025 season, is very ‘dedicated’ in his new role, where he watches videos of his opponent and replays of his matches as well.
Djokovic was also of the opinion that he and Murray speak the ‘same language’.
"Andy has been spending quite a bit of time watching
videos," Djokovic revealed. "He watched my first match live, but then
he watched the replay of the entire match the next morning. He's really
dedicated, and I love that because when you watch the match from a different
perspective, you watch the replay, you can maybe see things that you haven't
seen in the heat of the battle. That's what we talk about, some of the elements
and cues that he might see, or I might see when I watch myself. I don't see the
entire match like him, but I see the highlights and certain moments where I
feel like I was off balance, or I should have played better, or moments where I
played really well. Then, we take the information onto the practice court We
communicate quite a lot about tactics; about preparation, analysis. I like
data. I like video, particularly visual preparation with analysis. He does
that, too. We're matching pretty well there. We speak the same language, so to
say. We understand each other very well. We had to do more work in terms of the
first preparation, for the first two guys that I faced here, because there were
not too many matches of them, [they are] very young. Obviously, as the
tournament progresses, you know the names better, like my next opponent
[Machac]. It will be easier to find material on them to prepare."