For the first time since his induction into Novak Djokovic’s staff, newly retired Andy Murray was present in training alongside the Serb.
It’s an image that we will get used to seeing. This Tuesday in Melbourne, while world number 1 Jannick Sinner was playing a training match against Australian Alexei Popyrin, a few courts away, in general calm, two tandems met at the Margaret Court Arena . On one side, the Spaniards Carlos Alcaraz and Juan Carlos Ferrero, on the other, Novak Djokovic and his new sidekick, Andy Murray. On the program, two hours of training to get into the rhythm before the start of the tournament.
Murray alongside Djokovic
So often his opponent, the Scot is now in charge to support the Serbian Novak Djokovic. The newly retired, who had been planning a family ski vacation for a long time, was unable to go to Brisbane last week for his player’s first matches in 2025. An event inevitably scrutinized from all sides by the few journalists and photographers present in the enclosure. Briefly interviewed by the press after his session, the double Olympic champion (2012 and 2016) confided:
“When you’re a player, you don’t think about this whole organization.”
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