The experiences he shared with Andy Murray when the latter was a player make the Scotsman “the ideal coach” to win a 25th Grand Slam tournament at the Australian Open in January, Novak said this Friday Djokovic.
After several months of reflection, the former Serbian world No. 1 announced last week that he had enlisted the newly retired court player to become his new coach.
“I tried to understand what I needed at this stage of my career, because I parted ways in March with my (former) coach Goran Ivanisevic, with whom I had many victories and worked for many years”explained the Serbian in an interview broadcast this Friday by the British media Sky Sport.
“I realized that at this stage, the ideal coach for me would be someone who had the same experiences as me, perhaps a winner of several Grand Slam tournaments, a former world number one”he added.
Victorious twice Wimbledon and once atUS Open, Andy Murray retired at age 37 after Paris Olympicsdefeated by repeated injuries.
Djokovic ended his wait for Olympic gold Paris. With Murray at his side, the “Djoker” will try to win an 11th time in singles in Melbourne. Which would allow her to increase her Grand Slam record to 25 and thus surpass the Australian Margaret Court in the first row of the most successful, men and women combined.
“That's one of the main reasons I asked Andy to work with me. I still have big plans, so as long as that's the case, I'll keep going.”emphasized Djokovicalso aged 37.
“I will try to come back strong because I feel like my body allows me to. I am always motivated to win Grand Slams and make even more history”added the Serbian, who fell to 7th in the world and overtaken by the Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and other Carlos Alcaraz.
