Novak Djokovic will be part of the Serbia team when they face Denmark in the Davis Cup at the end of this month, it has been confirmed.

The 37-year-old is currently preparing for the Australian Open, having endured a nightmare in Brisbane where he was beaten by Reilly Opelka in the first round.

After playing in Melbourne, he will return to international duty when Serbia get their Davis Cup campaign underway against Denmark.

It remains to be seen if Andy Murray will be in his corner, with his future alongside Djokovic beyond the end of the Australian Open yet to be confirmed.

Serbia captain Viktor Troicki revealed on Monday that he was picking his strongest team in spite of the short turnaround from the first Grand Slam of the year.

“In agreement with our tennis players, we are registering the strongest team, which will be led by Novak Djokovic,” said Troicki.

“The first Grand Slam of the season in Australia is also ahead for everyone and we are waiting to see the results they will achieve in that tournament. Accordingly, some changes are possible before the tie itself.

“The plan is to go with the strongest team and always have the highest possible expectations against any opponent. It’s the same now against Denmark. We will all be coming together from Australia to Europe to Copenhagen.”

Djokovic will certainly be hoping to lead Serbia to victory over a Denmark team which will be headlined by Holger Rune. For now, though, he will be focused on giving a good account of himself at next week’s Australian Open.

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He will not go into the tournament as the favourite to claim the spoils, but Dan Evans believes the addition of Murray to his coaching team might just spur him on to victory.

“He’s not stupid, he hasn’t just picked him because it’s going to make the headlines,” wrote Evans in his Daily Mail column. “Andy is going to be a great coach. He’s pretty obsessive about everything he does, including his golf, and this will be no exception.

“He loves the stats as well and obviously has an incredible work ethic. Talking to Andy about the game is totally different to anyone else: his level of tactical insight and his attitude.

“I remember before one Davis Cup match a few of us were talking about the tie and we said: ‘Yeah, Andy will beat this guy’. He said: ‘No, this guy is dangerous and this is how he can beat me’, and then he breaks down the guy’s game.

“He will bring that level of analysis to each opponent. Novak dropped a few sets he probably shouldn’t have last year in the early rounds of Grand Slams, so maybe Andy can help in that area so he can be more fresh at the business end.”