Judy Murray can't hide true feelings after son Andy agrees to become Novak Djokovic's coach

Andy Murray volition effort to assistance Novak Djokovic onshore his 25th Grand Slam rubric astatine the Australian Open adjacent twelvemonth aft hanging up his ain racket aft the Paris Olympics

Judy Murray has responded positively connected societal media aft it was announced Andy Murray would beryllium coaching Novak Djokovic up of the Australian Open.

Murray brought the curtain down connected his illustrious playing career earlier this twelvemonth pursuing 1 last quality astatine Wimbledon and the Paris Olympics, wherever helium played successful the men's doubles alongside Dan Evans.

The Scot gave small distant erstwhile helium was quizzed connected his post-retirement plans. But it was announced connected Saturday that the 37-year-old would beryllium part of Djokovic's new-look enactment team arsenic helium goes successful hunt of a 25th Grand Slam rubric successful Australia.

Judy responded to the announcement by sharing the station with a popcorn emoji, earlier Djokovic posted a video showing himself and Murray from earlier successful their careers, saying: “He ne'er liked status anyway”.

Judy responded to said station with a laughing emoji implicit with clapping hands, with Djokovic's words going down a tempest with fans online, too.

Djokovic besides commented successful a statement, saying: “I americium excited to person 1 of my top rivals connected the aforesaid broadside of the nett arsenic my coach. Looking guardant to the commencement of the play and competing successful Australia alongside Andy, with whom I person shared galore exceptional moments connected the Australian soil.”

Murray himself added: “I'm going to beryllium joining Novak's squad successful the off-season, helping him to hole for the Australian Open.

“I'm truly excited for it and looking guardant to spending clip connected the aforesaid broadside of the nett arsenic Novak for a change, helping him to execute his goals.”

Djokovic divided with his long-time coach, Goran Ivanisevic, backmost successful March. A fewer weeks aboriginal astatine the Laureus World Sport Awards, the Serbian suggested helium could manager himself, though helium has since worked with helium has trained with Nenad Zimonjic.

“I americium considering that arsenic well, whether I should oregon shouldn’t person the coach,” Djokovic said astatine the time. “I had a truly bully clip with Nenad Zimonjic arsenic my manager the past 3 weeks truthful we’re talking astir continuing and seeing. Let’s see, I’m going to marque the determination successful the adjacent period.”

He continue: “I’m not rushing. I consciousness similar playing tennis implicit 20 years and having a batch of antithetic teams and coaches, it’s not similar I deliberation I don’t request a manager astatine all. I deliberation there’s ever worth successful having that prime squad and fittingness coach, physio, intelligence coach. It’s each important. It creates a look for occurrence and helps you execute better, bid better, retrieve better. Stay connected the apical for arsenic agelong arsenic you can.

“But I deliberation I’m successful the signifier of my vocation wherever I tin spend to possibly deliberation having nary manager is besides an option. Let’s see. I’m going to marque my determination soon.”