‘I had private chat with Andy Murray recently - I did not expect Novak Djokovic link up’

Andy Murray stunned the sporting satellite successful his determination to manager Novak Djokovic, with Laura Robson having partially correctly predicting that the Brit would participate the coaching sphere

Andy Murray's astonishing determination to coach Novak Djokovic has proven Laura Robson's prediction that the Brit would bid a inferior subordinate incorrect.

The tennis world was near stunned connected Saturday (November 23) erstwhile Djokovic - 1 of Murray's fiercest competitors - revealed that Murray would beryllium his manager for the upcoming Australian Open successful January.

With 11 of his 24 Grand Slam titles won successful Australia, the 37-year-old Serbian volition beryllium aiming to summation his tally nether the guidance of Murray, who hung up his racket earlier this summertime aft competing successful the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Robson shares a affluent past with her chap Brit, having clinched an Olympic metallic medal alongside him successful the mixed doubles astatine London 2012.

Earlier this year, she suggested that Murray would marque a fantastic manager pursuing his status from competitory play, confessing that she had personally told him helium would beryllium "amazing" successful the role. Speaking to the Metro, she said: "Andy would beryllium a large manager to anyone, I've said this to him implicit the past mates weeks erstwhile I person seen him: You would beryllium amazing!"

While Robson's appraisal of Murray's post-playing vocation was astir spot-on, she made a flimsy mistake successful predicting that the three-time Grand Slam victor would similar to manager a inferior player. Instead, Murray chose to manager 1 of the top players the athletics has ever seen.

She continued: "He's got specified an analytical mind. He loves the method and the tactics and each the insignificant details you tin bash successful tennis to amended by 1 per cent. He'd beryllium large astatine moving with anyone. I cognize helium has been helping immoderate of the inferior guys.

"He invited them to immoderate signifier sessions and helium had immoderate clip successful Greece with them earlier the Olympics. I deliberation successful a mode helium would similar a junior, due to the fact that past it's a caller challenge," reports the Express.

Djokovic's affectional announcement of his concern with Murray spoke of a "final chapter" betwixt the two, penning connected societal media: "We played each different since we were boys.

"Twenty-five years of being rivals, of pushing each different beyond our limits," said Djokovic. "We had immoderate of the astir epic battles successful our sport. They called america crippled changers, hazard takers, past makers. "I thought our communicative whitethorn beryllium over. It turns out, it has 1 last chapter. It's clip for 1 of my toughest opponents to measurement into my corner. Welcome connected committee manager Andy Murray."

The 2 tennis legends person a agelong past of thrilling matches, having faced each different 36 times successful their nonrecreational careers. Djokovic holds the bulk of wins with 25, portion Murray has 11.

One of Murray's astir notable victories came erstwhile helium defeated Djokovic successful the 2013 Wimbledon final, becoming the archetypal British men's singles champion since Fred Perry successful 1936.