Novak Djokovic admits he has an “alien” feeling Andy Murray needed as a coach But he believes he will benefit from a “fresh look” at his game from one of his biggest rivals.
The 24-time grand-slam winner also said his frustration at being “kept in the dark” over Jannik Sinner’s doping caseimpersonating sports authorities with double standards and a lack of transparency.
Murray, who After this he retired from the Summer Olympics before the age of 37, he made the impulse plan to Djokovic’s team to join in late November he spent 10 days with the Serbs in preparation for the new season. Although Murray is not with Djokovic for this week’s Brisbane International, the two-time British Wimbledon champion will join him in Melbourne to train ahead of the Australian Open.
“It’s a big change on the same side of the net, because he’s one of my biggest rivals,” Djokovic said on the ATP website. “Otherwise, it’s amazing that I’ve been tracking all these types of things to share how I feel on the court, to share some of the secrets of what I’m losing, what I’m thinking, how I see my game. someone who has always been among the top rivals.
“But I am so happy and very grateful that they have accepted me here in Australia to work. The 10 days we spent together were terrible. I enjoyed every grain. He’s very curious, he’s very dedicated, he’s so professional. He has a unique perspective on my game as one of the biggest rivals I’ve had. He knows the pros and cons of my choice.
“He’s also just recently on the tour, he knows all the other best players in the world, the youth and the weaknesses and strengths in his game. I look forward to it, really.
“I think I’m looking at new things to my game and I can benefit from it, I have no doubt, on the tennis court. But also that kind of defense that he has, I’m sure we get along very well.
Djokovic will partner Nick Kyrgios he joined in the doubles in Brisbane and Australia in hitting out of the deal positive doping tests for Sinner give Omnis Swiatek
It was announced in Aug He failed two doping tests but it was in March cleansed of guiltwhen Swiatek was delivered in November by . one month ban to failed the test he did through contaminated with drugs.
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“It’s not a good picture, it’s not a good game,” Djokovic told Sky Sports. “I believe in the last 20-plus years that we’ve played on the professional tour that we’ve been one of the cleanest sports. I’m just questioning the way the system really works and why some players aren’t treated the same as other players. It is about inconstancy, transparency.
“We were kept in the dark with Jannik. I don’t doubt whether he deliberately lifted the ban or not. I believe in the world of sport, I believe you will do everything possible to play fair, and I have known Jannik since he was very young – I have not seen anyone who would do such a thing But I’m really frustrated, like most fans [have]that we might see that we were kept in darkness for five months.