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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have joined forces for the start of 2025.<\/p>\n

Former world No 4 Tomas Berdych has hailed the \u201cunique\u201d partnership between former rivals Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Djokovic announced last month that Murray, who retired from tennis in August 2024, would be his coach for the off-season and upcoming Australian swing.<\/p>\n

The pair were among each other\u2019s biggest rivals at the peak of their powers a decade ago, meeting 36 times \u2013 including in seven Grand Slam finals.<\/p>\n

Among those battling against Djokovic and Murray in that era was Czech star Berdych, a former Wimbledon finalist and semi-finalist at the other three majors.<\/p>\n

Berdych played Djokovic 28 times, winning on just three occasions, while he won six of 17 matches against Murray.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Tennis Majors, the Czech Republic Davis Cup captain admitted it would be interesting to watch the \u201cchemistry\u201d between the two former world No 1\u2019s when Djokovic is in action.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cHonestly, this is a very unique thing. I really want to see that in Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, I know both of them very well from my experience on the court. The pairing of two in our sport is something that never happened. But these two guys being on the same side will be really interesting to watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m very lucky to have played against them and now to be able to see them on the same side of the court and Andy in the box.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho knows how that might work? But I\u2019m sure that they have all the pedigrees to make it happen.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was part of that generation, but I was still the one trying to reach them, trying to beat them occasionally. But they were really one the closest rivals, and now they\u2019re going to be in the same team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know them and the amount of professionalism that they have, so I\u2019m really not worried that this won\u2019t work. But really, it will be very interesting to see the chemistry between them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic will start his 2025 season at the Brisbane International, which begins on December 29th, before heading to Melbourne for the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

The 37-year-old is currently set to be the top seed in Brisbane, where he will also play doubles alongside Nick Kyrgios.<\/p>\n

Having fallen to world No 7 in the ATP Rankings, Djokovic may be looking to start earning back some vital ranking points at the ATP 250 event.<\/p>\n

Victory in Brisbane would also see him become just the third man in the ATP era to win 100 career singles titles, following in the footsteps of Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer.<\/p>\n

His Brisbane campaign will then be followed by his quest to win a historic 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

Djokovic holds a record 10 men\u2019s singles titles at the event, though tasted a first-ever semi-final loss to Jannik Sinner in 2024.<\/p>\n

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