Retired tennis participant Andy Murray seems set to proceed as Novak Djokovic’s coach.
The Serb confirmed in a chat with the ATP Tour’s in-house media channel on Tuesday after his first-round exit from the Qatar Open.
“I expressed my want to proceed the collaboration with him so I’m actually glad he did settle for,” mentioned Djokovic.
“It’s indefinite by way of how lengthy we’re going to work collectively, however we agreed most definitely within the States and a few clay-court tournaments,” Djokovic added. “We are going to see the way it goes after that.”
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Murray was working with Djokovic on a trial foundation forward of the Australian Open. Djokovic reached the semi-finals however was pressured to retire with a hamstring harm.
After his Melbourne exit, the 24-time Grand Slam champion mentioned he and Murray would wish to “cool off” earlier than discussing the long run.
Murray shocked everybody when he took the teaching function with Djokovic months after his retirement.
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After his retirement in August, Murray joined the Djokovic camp in November.
“It was thrilling for the entire tennis world and likewise for us to be in several roles collectively on the identical facet of the online,” Djokovic added. “He has a singular perspective on my sport – he has performed me, he has performed all the present greatest gamers on the earth in my opponents.”
Djokovic misplaced to Matteo Berrettini of Italy 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 within the first spherical of the Qatar Open however the Serb has his eyes set on the key titles this yr.
The subsequent main event for Djokovic would be the French Open, which begins on 25 Might.