Former tennis rivals Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have entered an unexpected new era, as the two recently announced that Murray is set to coach Djokovic for the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic stunned tennis fans with the news that Andy Murray will be joining his team as a coach for the 2025 Australian Open.

Djokovic had been without a full-time head-coach since he ended his five-year partnership with Goran Ivanisevic back in March. During the off-season, there had been rumblings about the world No. 7 hiring a big name as his coach.

Retired tennis great Andy Murray has agreed to join Novak Djokovic's team and will coach him at the Australian Open next year, the Serbian 24-times Grand Slam champion said on Saturday. Briton Murray retired after this year's Olympics in Paris where Djokovic won the gold medal.

Novak Djokovic announced on Saturday that his retired long-time rival Andy Murray is joining the 24-time Grand Slam-winning player’s coaching team, starting during the off-season and at the Australian Open in January.

Andy Murray retired earlier this year and is now set to step in the corner of his long-time rival Novak Djokovic in a coaching capacity as he takes the next step in his tennis career

Recently retired Andy Murray will team up with Novak Djokovic, working with him as a coach through the Australian Open in January.

A message from 1959 French Open champion Christine Truman popped into my inbox as I cooked the bacon on Sunday morning. “Do you think Andy will opt for some GB youngsters after Djokovic for coaching?”

The tennis world is exploding with excitement after Saturday’s bombshell announcement that Andy Murray will become a coach to Novak Djokovic. Murray officially entered retirement in August – and while he made no secret of his desire to start a coaching career – he was adamant that it would not come soon as he wanted to focus on spending time with family.