Murray’s former coach, blunt about his alliance with Djokovic: “Andy knows a lot about…”

The arrival of Andy Murray, recently retired, to Novak Djokovic’s team (7th in the world ranking), where he will be his coach from 2025, was the most shocking news in recent weeks in the world of tennis. For what the Scot represents on the circuit and for the pupil he will have.

Given this, Brad Gilbert, Murray’s former coach, gave an interview for the official ATP website where he referred to this situation: “I sensed that Djokovic was going to do something. I didn’t know what he was going to do, but I sensed that he probably needed something to motivate him. And “It obviously goes back to Murray.”

“Andy knows a lot about Novak, he knows a lot about the players he is going to pursue.But I think more than anything, he knows where Novak is. You’ve got these two huge, young guys (Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz) now who have really risen and I think Djokovic probably feels like he needs a little bit and I think most importantly , you need that motivation,” he added.

“The first thing I’ll want to do when I’m in Australia is go see how Murray and Djokovic train. It will be interesting, do you train together? Are you practicing with a partner? And I want to see if I notice anything different at the beginning of the first round. As a coach and former player, I am fascinated to see if there is something different from the beginning“, hill.