Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has opened up about his experience of working with former world number one Andy Murray as his coach.. Djokovic, who is through to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open after overcoming Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, told Tennis Update that it has been amazing working with Murray.. “We shared the same stage, so to say, and were on the tour for a very long time and know each other for 20-25 years since the junior days,” said Djokovic.. Read Also: 2026 WCQ: Don’t Write Off Super Eagles –Unuanel Warns South Africa, Benin, Others. “But obviously when you’re rivals you don’t interact as much and actually as we were waiting for matches to restart after the rain today we had a very interesting talk. I’ve always had tremendous respect for Andy, as a player, but now even more so as a person.. “He’s such a nice guy and I’m really grateful he cares about me doing well on the court. It’s still surreal that one of my biggest rivals is my coach, and he’s fist-bumping and jumping around in the box. Sometimes I pinch myself and ask myself ‘is this real? Is this a dream?’ but it’s great.. “We’re trying to get the most out of this relationship of player and coach and also to spend some quality time together. Miami has been good. We were here early, almost a week before the tournament started. We played some golf, we enjoyed some dinners together and we’re having fun.”
