{"id":4603,"date":"2024-11-26T02:08:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T02:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4603"},"modified":"2024-11-26T02:08:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T02:08:48","slug":"djokovic-sends-signal-to-alcaraz-and-sinner-with-appointment-of-murray-as-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4603","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic Sends &#8216;Signal&#8217; To Alcaraz And Sinner With Appointment Of Murray As Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main class=\"\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"pb-6 pt-4\">\n<section class=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between mt-4\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<section id=\"article-content\" class=\"prose-content editor-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/r.testifier.nl\/Acbs8526SDKI\/resizing_type:fill\/watermark:IMAGO+%2F+Xinhua\/width:1200\/height:800\/crop:0.999:0.99\/dpr:1\/el:1\/plain\/https%3A%2F%2Fs3-newsifier.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Ftennisinfinitycom%2Fimages%2F2024-10%2Fdjokovic-novak-shanghai24-imagoxinhua3-670674c97f68c.jpg\" alt=\"Djokovic Sends 'Signal' To Alcaraz And Sinner With Appointment Of Murray As Coach\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Novak Djokovic\u00a0appointed his former rival,\u00a0Andy Murray, as his new coach, shocking the tennis world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">There are certain\u00a0news\u00a0that seem like an April&#8217;s Fools joke, but since it&#8217;s November, it was clear that this was not the case. Out of nowhere,\u00a0Djokovic announced that Murray would join him as a coach\u00a0during this off-season and then during the 2025 Australian Open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">It is a collaboration that probably no one expected to happen, considering that Murray retired from the sport only a few months ago, and that Djokovic spent almost the whole 2024 season without a coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Still, the two somehow linked up, meaning that the 24-time Grand Slam champion will be coached by the three-time Grand Slam champion in 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sda mb-4\"><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"belowVideoAd\">\n<div id=\"snack_dex6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">They will form one of the most successful player-coach duos in the history of the sport, but it remains to be seen how long it will last. At the end of the day, this will be the first coaching appointment for Murray, and so shortly after his career, he also probably doesn&#8217;t know how much he will enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Julien Benneteau, who is a former World No. 25 on the\u00a0ATP\u00a0Tour and is currently France&#8217;s Billie Jean King Cup Team Captain, spoke about this surprising link-up for RMC Sports, explaining that the fact that Murray was a good player doesn&#8217;t mean he will also be a good coach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n<p class=\"mb-0\">&#8220;It\u2019s not because you were a great player that you are a good coach and that guarantees success as a coach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\"><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Benneteau also explained Murray&#8217;s involvement in the Serbian&#8217;s corner. The British player will serve as a coach, meaning he won&#8217;t make any adjustments to Djokovic&#8217;s technique, likely coming as a moral support and to discuss tactics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sda mb-4\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"snack_dex3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n<p class=\"mb-0\">&#8220;Andy Murray will have the role of coach, not trainer, he will not teach him how to hit a forehand or a backhand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\"><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Although Murray&#8217;s specific role in the team remains unknown, according to Benneteau, his appointment is a signal from Djokovic to his rivals, mainly Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<section class=\"py-4 mb-3 bg-[#1eb3e11a] lg:rounded-2xl\">\n<div class=\"px-4\">\n<div class=\"space-y-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">The 37-year-old has been on record for wanting to win his 25th Grand Slam title, which would surpass all the records ever set. To do that, Murray might be the last missing piece in the puzzle for him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sda mb-4\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"snack_dex4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n<p class=\"mb-0\">&#8220;I think Djokovic has a real motivation to be at 25 Grand Slams won, to be the only one to have done it and he will do everything for it. And the fact that Murray joins him in his team, it is a signal that he sends to the others and also to himself in order to have another voice, another vision on the game of Alcaraz and Sinner to be able to beat them in five sets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"blockquote-footer\"><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"editor-paragraph mb-3 text-base text-secondary dark:text-zinc-50\">Of course, Benneteau mentioned also Alexander Zverev, who finished the 2024 season as the World No. 2 player. According to the Frenchman, Murray might help Djokovic to tactically overcome these youngsters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n<p class=\"mb-0\">&#8220;We must not forget [Alexander] Zverev who finished the year with a bang. And I think that it is in this perspective that he calls on Andy Murray.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic\u00a0appointed his former rival,\u00a0Andy Murray, as his new coach, shocking the tennis world. 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