Andy Murray has joked that he will try to ‘sabotage’ Novak Djokovic’s hopes of winning the Australian Open after joining his coaching team.
The 37-year-old will be in the same corner as his former rival in Melbourne, where Djokovic will be hoping to end his Grand Slam drought after failing to win one in 2024.
On Thursday, Murray was sounded out for an interview after Djokovic went up against Alexander Zverev in an exhibition match. He joked that he would try to ruin the Serb’s hopes of lifting the trophy as payback for his own failure to win the event.
“I played here a few times, could never quite get over the line unfortunately,” said Murray, before gesturing towards Djokovic and adding: “This man is single-handedly responsible for that. I’m now here to try and sabotage his chances of winning another one.”
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