Andy Murray noticed Novak Djokovic hanging out with F1 star George Russell and figured out it was a perfect way to drop a hilarious joke, telling the Serb he was supposed to be practicing. When the record 24-time Grand Slam champion announced the newly retired Briton as his new coach for the Australian Open,

Days after joining Novak Djokovic’s coaching team, a 2-year-old clip of Andy Murray making fun of the Serb’s diet, resurfaced online.

Djokovic admitted that his phone call with Murray caught the Scot "a little off guard" but stressed that the pair "connected really fast". The 37-year-old is said to have only taken a few days to agree to the role, less than four months after retiring at the Paris Olympics.

With these words released in an interview for Sky Sport, Novak Djokovic talked for the first time about his new coach, the Scottish champion with whom he has shared for years both the court as an opponent and the locker room and ATP events as a friend.

Novak Djokovic has taken on Andy Murray as his coach for the Australian Open. It makes sense to put half of the original Big Four in men's tennis together again.

Djokovic announced this past week that Murray would join his team as a coach at least through the 2025 Australian Open.

ANDY MURRAY will sensationally coach Novak Djokovic during the 2025 Australian Open. Having retired from professional tennis in the summer, the Scotsman will now work with his biggest rival in

Andy Roddick analyzed what was the tennis news of the year: Andy Murray will be Novak Djokovic's coach , starting with the pre-season that will lead the Serbian champion towards the 2025 Australian Open and towards the rest of the season.

Novak Djokovic says his decision to appoint former rival Andy Murray as his coach was "a surprise to everyone" but is "exciting for tennis".

Murray will coach his long-time rival at the Australian Open in January after the pair announced a surprise alliance