“The proper coach for me now could be somebody who has confronted the identical experiences that I’ll face: probably a winner of a number of Slams, a former world no. 1. I used to be pondering of a number of folks and Andy Murray’s title got here up with my crew and so I gave him a name to see if he was out there.”
With these phrases launched in an interview for Sky Sport, Novak Djokovic talked for the primary time about his new coach, the Scottish champion with whom he has shared for years each the court docket as an opponent and the locker room and ATP occasions as a pal.
“I discovered him a bit unprepared as a result of he did not count on it, however we hit it off immediately and he accepted after a number of days and I could not be happier. It is a collaboration that could be a shock for me, for everybody and for tennis. He was one in every of my largest rivals, we’re the identical age, we performed within the largest stadiums and I am unable to wait to get on the court docket and put together for the subsequent season,” stated the Serbian champion after hiring the 3-time Slam champion as his coach.
Nole and Andy – who retired this 12 months on the finish of the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games – have actually stunned the world of tennis with the announcement of their partnership, positively shaking up the media, insiders and followers.
“I assumed rather a lot about how I ought to face the subsequent season. I assumed in regards to the issues I wanted at this level in my profession, as a result of in March I ended my relationship with a coach with whom I had had quite a lot of success and so I spent many months questioning if I wanted a coach first and in that case what can be the best profile,” defined Nole.
What to anticipate from this long-awaited collaboration? One thing complementary I feel. I already stated it in one in every of my in-depth editorials why Nole’s selection is the suitable one (right here you’ll be able to learn my characteristic). Djokovic made the wisest and rightest selection: probably the most troublesome selection in some methods, as a result of Murray is at his first expertise as a coach. However seeing the Scot, I feel he was born to be a coach, and he’ll convey to Nole these small particulars that the Serb must turn into aggressive once more. And I am not simply speaking about tactical or athletic information, however the psychological and psychological facet.
