Andy Murray noticed Novak Djokovic hanging out with F1 star George Russell and figured out it was a perfect way to drop a hilarious joke, telling the Serb he was supposed to be practicing. When the record 24-time Grand Slam champion announced the newly retired Briton as his new coach for the Australian Open,

Djokovic announced this past week that Murray would join his team as a coach at least through the 2025 Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic has taken on Andy Murray as his coach for the Australian Open. It makes sense to put half of the original Big Four in men's tennis together again.

With these words released in an interview for Sky Sport, Novak Djokovic talked for the first time about his new coach, the Scottish champion with whom he has shared for years both the court as an opponent and the locker room and ATP events as a friend.

Djokovic admitted that his phone call with Murray caught the Scot "a little off guard" but stressed that the pair "connected really fast". The 37-year-old is said to have only taken a few days to agree to the role, less than four months after retiring at the Paris Olympics.

Novak Djokovic says his decision to appoint former rival Andy Murray as his coach was "a surprise to everyone" but is "exciting for tennis".

Andy Roddick analyzed what was the tennis news of the year: Andy Murray will be Novak Djokovic's coach , starting with the pre-season that will lead the Serbian champion towards the 2025 Australian Open and towards the rest of the season.

Murray will coach his long-time rival at the Australian Open in January after the pair announced a surprise alliance

Novak Djokovic stunned the tennis world when he annoucned Andy Murray was joining his team - now he has explained why.

Andy Murray has only been working with Novak Djokovic for a short period of time, but he has already felt comfortable enough to question his commitment.