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Andy Murray makes clear what Djokovic is like by working with him, dedicating some nice words to him ahead of the 2025 Australian Open.<\/p>\n

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Novak is not only one of the best tennis players in history, he is one of the best athletes. Photo: Getty.<\/div>\n
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Novak Djokovic<\/strong>,\u00a0Andy Murray<\/strong>, and\u00a0Alexander Zverev<\/strong>\u00a0briefly chat in the days leading up to the\u00a02<\/strong><\/a>025 Australian Open<\/strong>\u00a0about how they are approaching the first Grand Slam of the season, as well as discussing the new working relationship between the Serbian player and the British former tennis player. In a light-hearted manner, Sascha confesses that he has a deal with Nole to coach him once he retires.<\/p>\n

Djokovic, focusing on the Australian Open<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Breaking his serve is very complicated,” said the Serbian about Zverev. “We have discussed it off-court, and the level has been quite decent. We are trying to find good tennis in these last two days before the Australian Open kicks off. I hope we can face each other again in the later rounds of this Grand Slam.”<\/p>\n

Zverev and his reaction to the Djokovic-Murray partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What did I think when I found out? ‘Damn.’ Negatively for me, although positively for Novak, I suppose. Novak has won 24 Grand Slams, so it hardly matters who coaches him. He will probably win another five while I try to win the first. The story goes on, I am getting older, and Novak gets younger. We will be here for the next 10 years,” said the German.<\/p>\n

Murray’s new venture<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I know this court well, but I have never been able to win the title here, and this man (Novak) is the sole reason for that. Now I am here to try to sabotage him and prevent him from winning another. We exchanged some messages, had a long phone conversation, and Novak asked me if I could help. I did not expect it when he called. I told him I had to ask my wife, and she supported me quite a bit. It is a super unique opportunity, and we decided to give it a try, to see how it goes.<\/p>\n

Novak is not only one of the greatest tennis players in history, but also one of the greatest athletes of all time. He is a very hard worker, always looking for ways to improve, intelligent. It is what I expected, and I am looking forward to the competition starting.”<\/p>\n

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news,\u00a0“Novak no s\u00f3lo es uno de los mejores tenistas de la historia, es de los mejores deportistas“<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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