Djokovic 'begged' Murray to coach him ahead of Australian Open

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray revealed how their on-court rivalry sparked a surprise partnership.

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00:00So we exchanged a few messages, got on a call,

00:05and yeah, we had a long chat.

00:09Novak asked me to help him.

00:11I was shocked.

00:12I was obviously not expecting that when he called.

00:14And then I said, look, I'm going to have to ask my wife,

00:22see what she says.

00:23And yeah, she was really supportive of it.

00:25And obviously, yeah, pretty unique opportunity.

00:28And yeah, we thought we'd give it a go

00:31and see if I can help.

00:33The way it happened is that I begged him.

00:35I said, Andy, please be my coach.

00:39Then we agreed, and we spent a good eight,

00:44nine days of the preparation period in December.

00:47And then he advised me that he's going

00:48to have a first family skiing trip.

00:52And it's going to be the first time he's

00:53going to get on the skis.

00:55So yeah, I was worried.

00:56I was worried.

00:57I just said, you know, Andy, please come in one piece.

01:00What did you think when you heard the news

01:02that Andy Murray was going to be coaching Novak Djokovic?

01:07What did I think?

01:09S***.