{"id":27086,"date":"2025-02-19T02:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27086"},"modified":"2025-02-19T02:55:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T02:55:32","slug":"andy-murray-to-continue-coaching-novak-djokovic-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=27086","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray to continue coaching Novak Djokovic &#8216;indefinitely&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bNovak Djokovic says his partnership with coach Andy Murray will continue &#8220;indefinitely&#8221; as the two prepare to work together across the North American Swing and the European clay-court season.<\/p>\n<p>Murray coached Djokovic at the Australian Open in January, where the latter beat Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals before pulling out with a leg injury while a set down to Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-time Grand Slam champion said afterwards that he and Murray would &#8220;cool off&#8221; but ahead of his comeback at the Qatar Masters, Djokovic confirmed the pair will be linking up again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Latest tennis scores, results and schedule \ud83d\udccb<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>When is tennis live on Sky Sports and when? \ud83c\udfbe<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with NOW \ud83d\udcfa\ud83d\udcf1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dubois vs Parker and Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Book to watch \ud83d\udcfa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/768x432\/skysports-novak-djokovic-andy-murray_6806571.jpg?20250121164958\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/384x216\/skysports-novak-djokovic-andy-murray_6806571.jpg?20250121164958 380w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/768x432\/skysports-novak-djokovic-andy-murray_6806571.jpg?20250121164958 760w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-novak-djokovic-andy-murray_6806571.jpg?20250121164958 1024w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/2048x1152\/skysports-novak-djokovic-andy-murray_6806571.jpg?20250121164958 2048w\" alt=\"Andy Murray to continue coaching Novak Djokovic 'indefinitely'\" \/><figcaption>Image:Murray coached Djokovic at the Australian Open as the Serb reached the semi-finals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Murray is now poised to work with the Serb at Indian Wells and Miami in March and then during the clay-court portion of the year, which culminates at the French Open from May 25 to June 8.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic told the ATP Tour&#8217;s in-house media channel: &#8220;We had a chat the day after I finished [the Australian Open] &#8211; we reflected on the period we spent together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We agreed he was going to take some time and think, speak with his family members and see if he decides to keep working.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him so I am really glad he did accept.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments. We will see how it goes after that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/768x432\/skysports-andy-murray-novak-djokovic_6809357.jpg?20250124145010\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/384x216\/skysports-andy-murray-novak-djokovic_6809357.jpg?20250124145010 380w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/768x432\/skysports-andy-murray-novak-djokovic_6809357.jpg?20250124145010 760w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/1600x900\/skysports-andy-murray-novak-djokovic_6809357.jpg?20250124145010 1024w, https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/25\/01\/2048x1152\/skysports-andy-murray-novak-djokovic_6809357.jpg?20250124145010 2048w\" alt=\"Andy Murray to continue coaching Novak Djokovic 'indefinitely'\" \/><figcaption>Image:Murray and Djokovic&#8217;s partnership will extend on an &#8216;indefinite&#8217; basis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Djokovic: Murray has a unique perspective on my game<\/h3>\n<p>Asked if he has learnt from a player who beat him 14 times during their careers &#8211; including in two Grand Slams finals &#8211; and only retired last year, Djokovic added: &#8220;Yes, to some extent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He obviously has a unique perspective on my game. He has played me and all of the current best players in the world and knows everyone well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He knows exactly what we need to do tactically &#8211; the evolution of my game and what needs to be improved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has a positive approach and has handled the whole pressure very well as it is a completely different situation from being there as a player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has been terrific with all the other team members and while it was unfortunate the way the Australian Open finished with injury, we had a great run.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the ATP and WTA Tours, as well as the US Open, live on Sky Sports in 2025 or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports App.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker and the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch will be live on Saturday February 22 on <em>Sky Sports Box Office<\/em>. 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