"We understand each other very well": Novak Djokovic lauds 'dedicated' coach Andy Murray

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.

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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’.

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"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."

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