I spoke to Andy Murray’s two confidants – here’s what Novak Djokovic can expect

The tennis satellite is exploding with excitement aft Saturday’s bombshell announcement that Andy Murray volition go a manager to Novak Djokovic.

Murray officially entered status successful August – and portion helium made nary concealed of his tendency to commencement a coaching vocation – helium was adamant that it would not travel soon arsenic helium wanted to absorption connected spending clip with family.

Less than 4 months aft hanging up his racket, though, Murray is backmost and volition present assistance manager erstwhile rival Djokovic into and during the 2025 Australian Open successful January, successful what is initially a short-term appointment.

But what tin Djokovic expect from the British icon? Metro spoke to 2 of Murray’s closest confidants, Laura Robson and Tim Henman, to find out…

‘Andy Murray has an analytical caput and volition beryllium focused connected insignificant details’

Robson, who won Olympic metallic with Murray successful mixed doubles astatine the London Games successful 2012, has hailed the two-time Wimbledon champion’s ‘analytical mind’ and believes that helium volition beryllium focused connected the ‘minor details’.

‘Andy would beryllium a large manager to anyone,’ Robson told Metro successful August. ‘I’ve said this to him implicit the past mates weeks erstwhile I person seen him: You would beryllium amazing!

‘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.

‘He loves the athletics truthful much. He would beryllium a immense vantage successful anyone’s subordinate box. I tin decidedly spot him moving with Emma Raducanu oregon Jack Draper [in the future]. He’s conscionable got truthful overmuch proposal to give.’

‘Andy Murray has large tennis IQ and is capable to manager anyone’

Henman, meanwhile, has lauded Murray’s ‘tennis IQ’ and believes the erstwhile satellite No.1 is susceptible of coaching immoderate tennis subordinate successful the world.

‘Andy Murray could manager anyone,’ Henman told Metro earlier this year. ‘He’s got large tennis IQ, and helium understands the crippled well.

‘Could helium [one day] manager Jack Draper? He could manager tons of people. But I don’t privation to propulsion speculation retired there.’

Henman believes Djokovic volition beryllium hopeless to onshore his 25th Grand Slam rubric nether Murray successful Melbourne, arsenic it volition spot him walk Margaret Court connected the all-time database for the astir large singles trophies.

‘He’ll privation to triumph 25 majors, conscionable successful the discourse of our sport,’ Henman added.

‘I don’t deliberation there’s immoderate uncertainty helium is the top antheral subordinate of each time. The numbers talk for themselves. [But] he’ll privation to get past Margaret Court.’

Who other could Andy Murray manager successful the future?

Murray spoke exclusively to Metro astatine Wimbledon 2024 – and portion helium was tight-lipped connected his plans for coaching – helium did explicit excitement implicit 2 British players.

Quizzed if immoderate British youngsters had caught his eye, Murray said: ‘There are a few, caller British players coming through.

‘I deed with Charlie Robertson, who is from Dundee, and watched 1 of his matches astatine Queens. He’s a truly bully feline and I would accidental he’s a subordinate to ticker – helium had a beauteous bully twelvemonth past twelvemonth and I deliberation he’s got a agleam aboriginal up of him.’

Murray besides spoke highly of the existent British No.1 Jack Draper, adding: ‘I’ve known Jack for a agelong clip – helium grew up adjacent wherever I live.

‘We’ve played unneurotic successful the Davis Cup and I spot him connected the Tour. He’s a truly breathtaking subordinate to ticker and I deliberation he’s got a large future. Jack’s decidedly got the quality to spell close to the apical of the game.’

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