Andy Murray Will Coach Novak Djokovic Through Australian Open

Andy Murray Will Coach Novak Djokovic Through Australian Open
Serbia's Novak Djokovic (L) and Britain's Andy Murray holds their trophy after their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 5, 2016. Alastair Grant/AP Photo
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The recently retired Andy Murray is going to team up with longtime rival Novak Djokovic as his coach, they both announced Saturday, with plans to prepare for—and work together through—the Australian Open in January.

It was a stunning bit of news as tennis moves toward its offseason, a pairing of two of the most successful and popular players in the sport, both of whom are sometimes referred to as members of a so-called Big Four that also included Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.