Novak Djokovic extending partnership with coach Andy Murray ‘makes a lot of sense’ believes former WTA pro

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have decided to extend their collaboration and could work together till Wimbledon.

Novak Djokovic extending partnership with coach Andy Murray ‘makes a lot of sense’ believes former WTA pro

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Andy Murray retired at the Paris Olympics last year and decided to be back on the tour after about four months but as coach. Novak Djokovic offered him the coaching role and he accepted it, and under him, the Serb made huge strides toward his historic 25th Major as he reached the semifinal but injuries hampered his progress.

After his exit, Djokovic said he and Murray need to cool off before deciding whether to continue their partnership or not. They did decide to continue in the end, but for how long is still not certain. Former World No.27 Laura Robson believes what Murray and Djokovic discussed perhaps was in which tournaments they would be working together as the Scot has four children and would not be on the road most of the time after retirement.

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It should be really interesting to see how their partnership evolves because it seemed like they were just getting to know each other and trust each other with the game plan and tactics. I think you need to build that communication with any coach that you start with, and it takes a bit of time, so the fact that they’ve given themselves another few months makes a lot of sense.

Laura Robson wrote in her Sky Sport column

Djokovic will next be entering the Indian Wells Masters, scheduled to start on March 2. He recently participated in the Qatar Open but suffered a shock first-round exit due to a straight-set defeat to Matteo Berrettini. Although he made no comments about the injury he suffered during the Australian Open, he could be seen limping in a video that surfaced later.

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Tim Henman calls Novak Djokovic the GOAT

Novak Djokovic, with the most Masters 1000 titles, most weeks at No.1, and the most Grand Slam trophies in his trophy cabinet is not the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), according to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal supporters. The GOAT debate in tennis is expected to continue for a very long time until some other players emulate what the Big 3 has achieved.

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Novak Djokovic (Image via ATP/X)

For Tim Henman, the GOAT debate question is not difficult. He said tennis is all about stats and Djokovic is ahead of Federer and Nadal, and it makes him the ultimate GOAT.

For me, it’s fairly straightforward that Djokovic is the greatest male player of all time. How do you judge that? I think it does become a numbers game, it’s who has won the most Grand Slams, who has had the most weeks at number one, who has won the most Masters 1000 – and it’s Djokovic.

Tim Henman told TalkSPORT

Djokovic, with 99 ATP titles, hasn’t yet won an tour-level trophy since the 2023 ATP Finals. He didn’t play many tournaments last year as he focused more on Grand Slam events and came close to his 25th Major when he reached the Wimbledon final.