Andy Murray aspires to make Novak Djokovic 'the best sportsperson ever' as returning Scot bids to lead Serbian hotshot to Australian Open Grand Slam glory
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As he prepares to take his seat in the coaching box for the first time on Monday, Andy Murray says his aim is to help Novak Djokovic become not just the best tennis player, but the best sportsperson of all time. ‘Novak has in the last few years cemented himself as the best tennis player of all time with the records he’s achieved,’ said the Scot.
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‘These next couple of years, if he can go out as a 38, 39-year-old and win more slams, and beat Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in big matches, he’s got a claim to be the best athlete of all time and that’s exciting for me and his team to be part of.’.
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On Monday morning, at 8am UK time, Djokovic will play Nishesh Basavareddy, half his age at 19, in the first round of the Australian Open. It is the start of what feels like a huge year in the twilight zone of Djokovic’s career. He did not make a single final on tour last year, but roused himself at the Olympics, producing one of his greatest matches against Alcaraz in the final. That Olympic gold for Serbia has been Djokovic’s white whale — to finally deliver it was, he said, the crowning glory of his career.
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With nothing left to win, he must show this year he still has the hunger to succeed — and the skill and toughness of mind and body to beat Alcaraz and Sinner. Andy Murray says his aim is to help Novak Djokovic become the best sportsperson of all time.
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