Novak Djokovic suffers Andy Murray coaching blow ahead of Brisbane International event

Novak Djokovic is acceptable to beryllium without caller manager Andy Murray for his archetypal tennis tourney of 2025 astatine the Brisbane International.

Djokovic delighted tennis fans past month erstwhile helium amazingly announced that his erstwhile Big Four rival Murray had joined his coaching team.

Murray entered status successful August and volition present assistance manager Djokovic into and during the archetypal Grand Slam of the twelvemonth astatine the 2025 Australian Open.

But the British legend, who clinched the Brisbane rubric successful 2012 and 2013, volition not beryllium contiguous for Djokovic’s archetypal tourney of the New Year, according to the PA News agency, which is simply a accepted warm-up lawsuit earlier the Australian Open main gully gets underway connected January 12.

Murray is hoping to assistance Djokovic onshore a historic 25th large singles title astatine Melbourne Park, which would determination him wide of Margaret Court connected the all-time database and would surely cement his presumption arsenic the champion tennis subordinate ever.

Serbian icon Djokovic recently opened up astir his daze determination to prosecute two-time Wimbledon champion Murray successful an interrogation with Sky Sports.

‘I took astir six months to fig retired what I needed astatine this signifier of my career,’ Djokovic, 37, who is presently the satellite No.7, said past week.

‘We discussed Andy Murray and I said I would springiness him a telephone and spot however it goes.

‘It caught him a small disconnected guard. We connected truly accelerated and helium accepted aft a fewer days.

‘I couldn’t beryllium much excited astir it. This collaboration is simply a astonishment to everyone, including me, but it’s breathtaking for tennis.’

In presumption of what Djokovic tin expect from Murray, the British hero’s adjacent person Laura Robson told Metro earlier this year: ‘Andy would beryllium a large manager to anyone.

‘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 loves the athletics truthful much. He would beryllium a immense vantage successful anyone’s subordinate box. He’s conscionable got truthful overmuch proposal to give.’

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