Andy Murray to continue coaching Novak Djokovic with Wimbledon a possibility
Murray is set to join Djokovic at tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami before turning to the clay-court season
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Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray will continue to coach Novak Djokovic - with an “indefinite” partnership opening the possibility of the former rivals working together at Wimbledon.
Djokovic, 37, confirmed that their coaching agreement, which began ahead of last month’s Australian Open, will continue through to the French Open at the very least.
The 23-time grand slam champion was forced to retire from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev but had praised Murray’s impact following his win over Carlos Alcaraz in the previous round.
Djokovic then said that he and the retired Murray would discuss their “next steps” following a cool-off period and the Serbian has revealed that those talks were positive.
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"We had a chat the day after I finished the tournament and we reflected on the period we spent together," Djokovic told the ATP Tour.
"We agreed he was going to take some time and think, speak with his family members and see if he decides to keep working.
"I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him so I am really glad he did accept.
"It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments. We will see how it goes after that."
Djokovic shocked the tennis world last year when appointed former rival Murray as his coach on a short-term agreement through to the end of the Australian Open.
Murray admitted the offer took him by surprise after telling friends that he did not plan on turning to coaching following his retirement from the game.
But Djokovic said he would only have “positive” feedback for Murray, and praised his impact following the quarter-final win over his young rival Alcaraz.
"He obviously has a unique perspective on my game," Djokovic added. "He has played me and all of the current best players in the world and knows everyone well.
"He knows exactly what we need to do tactically - the evolution of my game and what needs to be improved.
"He has a positive approach and has handled the whole pressure very well as it is a completely different situation from being there as a player.
"He has been terrific with all the other team members and while it was unfortunate the way the Australian Open finished with injury, we had a great run."
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