Andy Murray shocked the tennis world in November last year when he announced he would coach Novak Djokovic in one of the most sensational appointments in the sport’s history. Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray, 37, who retired from playing in August 2024 after a glittering 19-year career, is part of his long-time rival’s coaching set-up for the Australian Open.
![[The former rivals announced that they would train together after Murray retired last year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/09/93817145-14258229-image-m-16_1736241938072.jpg)
The two were pictured on the practice court on Tuesday, as Djokovic chases his record-extending 11th major down under and 25th overall. The Serbian kicked off his season last week in Brisbane with a defeat by Reilly Opelka. The 37-year-old will find out his first-round opponent in Melbourne on Thursday when the draw is made at 14:30 local time (01:30 GMT).
![[Murray famously beat Djokovic in two major finals - the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/09/93817211-14258229-image-a-15_1736241931178.jpg)
Djokovic beat Murray in four Australian Open finals, a competition he has won 10 times on his way to 24 Grand Slam titles. Djokovic endured a difficult season in 2024, failing to win a major in a calendar year for the first time since 2017, but he did win a long-awaited gold medal at the Olympics, which he described as his ‘greatest achievement’.
![[Their head-to-head record is 25-11 in Djokovic's favour, while he also blows Murray out of the water with his Grand Slam titles. The Serbian has managed 24 compared to Murray's three.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/09/93817133-14258229-image-a-17_1736242792461.jpg)
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray took to the courts in Australia ahead of this year's Open. The former rivals announced that they would train together after Murray retired last year. Murray famously beat Djokovic in two major finals - the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon.
![[Their rivalry dates back to their teenage years when they attended training camp together]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/09/93817143-14258229-image-m-20_1736242820448.jpg)
Murray called time on his 19-year career last summer, with a final doubles run-out alongside partner Dan Evans at the Olympic Games in Paris. The Scotsman famously twice beat Djokovic in Grand Slam finals — to lift the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 — and succeeded him as world No 1 in 2016.
