00:00It's crazy that Andy wants to go back on tour.
00:02Probably the proposition of Novak was difficult to refuse.
00:04You don't refuse to coach the greatest player of all times.
00:10And I cannot say I wasn't surprised when Novak announced
00:13that he was going to work with Andy Murray as his new coach.
00:15I think it makes sense, but I was surprised.
00:17I didn't expect that at all.
00:18But I understand that it's kind of a passion to be on tour,
00:21to live all those emotions.
00:23But also, it's very rare to jump so fast from a player
00:26to a coach's position.
00:27Such a challenge to come back to winning Grand Slams
00:30when the tennis is now dominated outrageously
00:33by Sinner and Alcaraz.
00:35They always had a great relationship.
00:36They're the same age.
00:37They were born in 1987, both of them.
00:39So they played together so much for so long.
00:41They know each other so well.
00:42They have extremely similar games.
00:44Is it a good choice or not?
00:45Time will tell.
00:46Results will tell, as always.
00:48I've been asked many times,
00:50I mean, from people from the tennis world,
00:51what do you think?
00:52Do you think it's a good idea or not?
00:53And I answer that, what does Novak need the most?
00:56I think the only thing that Novak needs is motivation.
00:59After he felt that Rafa was done, start of 2024,
01:04couldn't find motivation anymore.
01:05He didn't drop his level in two months.
01:07This is impossible.
01:08His motivation dropped
01:09because he won the fight between the three,
01:11him, Roger and Rafa.
01:13The only tournament he played really great
01:14was the Olympics,
01:15where he had so much motivation to win it.
01:17So he needs motivation.
01:18He needs to find something to trigger inside himself
01:22that will make him want to win as bad
01:24as he's done all his career.
01:26Is Andy the right person to motivate him?
01:29I would say yes and no.
01:31I would say no because I don't think he has this personality.
01:34He's not pumped.
01:35He's really, really calm, but he's very smart.
01:37And I think that he might have a smart idea
01:41on how to challenge Novak
01:43to make him find motivation again.
01:46Now the challenge is clearly huge
01:47because the level that Alkaraz and Sinner are playing
01:51at the moment is really impressive.
01:54Maybe even more difficult to beat Sinner for Novak
01:56than Alkaraz because Sinner doesn't miss.
01:58Sinner has the same capacities as Novak,
02:02covering the court crazily well,
02:04not missing and taking the ball earlier than Novak.
02:07So for Novak, you will have to, I think,
02:09go back to an incredible shape to dominate Sinner.
02:12I'm not saying that it's going to be easy to beat Alkaraz.
02:14No, it's not going to be.
02:15You have to match his power,
02:17his ability to change the rhythm, change the pace,
02:19change the speed, the spin, the directions,
02:22and also bring an incredible physical challenge.
02:24So I think when you coach someone,
02:26you cannot think that you're not legit.
02:27If he chooses Andy, Andy is legit to coach him.
02:31Whoever you coach, whoever, there is always a challenge.
02:33Two guys born in 87 telling the new generation,
02:36we're still here, guys.
02:37Show us that now you're better than us.
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