{"id":51565,"date":"2024-11-23T18:50:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T18:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/djokovic-to-be-coached-by-murray-for-2025-australian-open-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T18:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T18:50:28","slug":"djokovic-to-be-coached-by-murray-for-2025-australian-open-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/djokovic-to-be-coached-by-murray-for-2025-australian-open-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic to be coached by Murray for 2025 Australian Open &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: 1.5em; letter-spacing: -0.01em;\">Novak Djokovic, the former World No.1, has named his erstwhile adversary Andy Murray as his coach for the upcoming 2025 Australian Open.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Serbian announced via social media that his long-time friend and rival, Murray, who retired at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, will commence his coaching role from the next Australian Open in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He never liked retirement anyway. \ud83d\ude4c <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ga4UlV2kQW\">pic.twitter.com\/Ga4UlV2kQW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DjokerNole\/status\/1860352532813414908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Born just a week apart in May 1987, Djokovic and Murray ascended to the pinnacle of the ATP Rankings, facing off in 36 head-to-head matches, with Djokovic leading with 25 victories. Their rivalry included 19 final appearances, seven major championships, and the 2016 ATP Finals, with their last match being the 2017 Doha final.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message, Djokovic expressed his enthusiasm for the new chapter, stating, \u201cWe\u2019ve had some of the most epic battles in our sport. They\u2019ve labeled us as game-changers, risk-takers, and history-makers. Just when I thought our story was complete, it appears there\u2019s one last chapter. It\u2019s time for one of my fiercest competitors to join my corner. Welcome aboard, Coach Andy Murray.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic conveyed his excitement about Murray joining his team, remarking on his official website, \u201cHaving one of my greatest rivals by my side as my coach is thrilling. I eagerly anticipate beginning the season with Andy and having him in my corner in Melbourne, where we\u2019ve both experienced remarkable moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murray shared his enthusiasm for their partnership, stating, \u201cI will be part of Novak\u2019s team during the preparation phase, ensuring he\u2019s in top form for the Australian Open. I\u2019m thrilled about this opportunity and look forward to being on the same side of the net for once.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Novak Djokovic, the former World No.1, has named his erstwhile adversary Andy Murray as his coach for the upcoming 2025 Australian Open. The 37-year-old Serbian announced via social media that his long-time friend and rival, Murray, who retired at the Paris Olympics earlier this year, will commence his coaching role from the next Australian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Djokovic-Murray.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51567,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51565\/revisions\/51567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}