{"id":76231,"date":"2024-11-23T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=76231"},"modified":"2024-11-23T12:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T17:40:29","slug":"novak-djokovic-andy-murray-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/11\/23\/novak-djokovic-andy-murray-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Chapter in the Big Four Lore as Andy Murray Set to Coach Longtime Rival Djokovic in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a sensational move, Andy Murray will join Novak Djokovic\u2019s team as the Serbian looks to win his 25th Grand Slam singles title.\u00a0The two 37-year-olds, born just a week apart, have shared countless Grand Slam battles over the years. Murray famously defeated Djokovic in the 2012 US Open final and again at Wimbledon in 2013, ending Britain\u2019s 77-year wait for a homegrown male champion.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the appointment, Djokovic said<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cI am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net as my coach. I\u2019m looking forward to starting the season and competing in Australia alongside Andy, with whom I have shared many exceptional moments on Australian soil.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Serbian also shared the announcement on Instagram<\/a>, posting a picture of the pair together and humorously adding: \u201cHe never liked retirement anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray, who underwent hip resurfacing surgery in January 2019 to prolong his career, retired after this year\u2019s Paris Olympics, where he and Dan Evans fell in the men\u2019s doubles quarterfinals. However, the father-of-four now takes on a new challenge as part of Djokovic\u2019s coaching team.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the role, Murray said<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m going to be joining Novak\u2019s team in the off-season, helping him prepare for the Australian Open. I\u2019m really excited for it and looking forward to spending time on the same side of the net as Novak for a change, helping him achieve his goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray\u2019s move into coaching coincides with his upcoming \u2018Centre Stage\u2019 theatre tour, where he will reflect on his illustrious career. Spanning four dates across London and Scotland, the shows will be hosted by BBC sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter and promise to reveal untold stories from Murray\u2019s time on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n

Discussing the tour, Murray said<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cAfter I retired this summer, I wanted to try some different things. I don\u2019t think a tennis player has done anything like this before, so it felt like a great challenge for me. I haven\u2019t stepped on a tennis court for a long time, so hopefully, my fans will enjoy seeing me in this new setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shows will be an intimate experience, with attendees asked to leave their phones at the door for a rare glimpse into the life of one of Britain\u2019s most beloved athletes.<\/p>\n

Main photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a sensational move, Andy Murray will join Novak Djokovic\u2019s team as the Serbian looks to win his 25th Grand Slam singles title.\u00a0The two 37-year-olds, born just a week apart, have shared countless Grand Slam battles over the years. Murray famously defeated Djokovic in the 2012 US Open final and again at Wimbledon in 2013, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4590,"featured_media":60511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1735],"tags":[16,22],"class_list":["post-76231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp","category-all-time-best","tag-andy-murray","tag-novak-djokovic"],"modified_by":"Jim Smith","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}