Novak Djokovic announces he has hired longtime rival Andy Murray to be next coach

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray became rivals arsenic they played against each different connected immoderate of tennis’s biggest stages.

Now, Djokovic and Murray volition beryllium moving together. The brace announced connected societal media that Murray volition beryllium Djokovic’s manager during the offseason and astatine slightest done the Australian Open. 

"We played each different since we were boys — 25 years of being rivals, of pushing each different beyond our limits. We had immoderate of the astir epic battles successful our sport. They called america game-changers, risk-takers, history-makers," Djokovic said connected a video helium posted to societal media.

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, and Britain's Andy Murray airs for a representation astatine the nett anterior to their lucifer successful the last of the French Open tennis tourney astatine the Roland Garros stadium successful Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2016.  (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

"I thought our communicative whitethorn beryllium over. Turns out, it has 1 last chapter. It’s clip for 1 of my toughest opponents to measurement into my corner. Welcome connected board, Coach — Andy Murray."

In March, aft winning 12 Grand Slam titles successful six years with manager Goran Ivaniseiv, Djokovic divided from his longtime manager and has not hired anyone permanently since. 

The 24-time Grand Slam champion had a down play successful 2024, not winning a Grand Slam oregon immoderate tour-level tournament. Djokovic’s crowning accomplishment was winning a golden medal for Serbia astatine the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 

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Serbias Novak Djokovic, left, and Britains Andy Murray clasp their trophies aft their last lucifer of the French Open tennis tourney astatine the Roland Garros stadium, Sunday, June 5, 2016, successful Paris. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Murray, 37, retired from competitory play aft the Olympics successful July and is looking guardant to opening his adjacent section successful tennis. 

"I’m going to beryllium joining Novak’s squad successful the offseason, helping him to hole for the Australian Open," Murray said successful a connection released by his absorption team. "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, besides 37, and Murray were calved a week isolated successful May 1987 and faced disconnected 36 times successful their nonrecreational career. Djokovic holds a 25-11 grounds implicit Murray, including Djokovic holding an 11-8 successful finals, and 8-2 successful Grand Slam tournaments. 

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Britain's Andy Murray, left, and Serbia's Novak Djokovic be a property league up of the Laver Cup tennis tourney astatine the O2 successful London, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Djokovic bushed Murray successful the Australian Open 4 times; successful 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016. 

Murray won 2 of 3 of his Grand Slams with Djokovic arsenic his opponent, the 2012 U.S. Open and the 2013 Wimbledon final, erstwhile Murray became the archetypal British antheral successful 77 years to triumph the singles title astatine the All England Club. 

Next year’s Australian Open starts connected Jan. 12. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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