In what was a huge surprise to tennis fans, Novak Djokovic recently announced that former player Andy Murray would be assigned as his coach from the upcoming Australian Open next year.Murray retired after the Paris Olympics this year,

Andy Roddick made a huge revelation about the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray partnership as the 2003 US Open champion shares he was told that the newly retired Briton rejected multiple offers from "top male and female" players before accepting the Serb's invitation to work with him.

Djokovic had been without a full-time head-coach since he ended his five-year partnership with Goran Ivanisevic back in March. During the off-season, there had been rumblings about the world No. 7 hiring a big name as his coach.

Former eight-time Grand Slam champion in doubles Nenad Zimonjic underlines that Novak Djokovic is "a smart guy" and therefore knows extremely well why he added Andy Murray to his coaching staff for the Australian Open.

Andy Murray retired earlier this year and is now set to step in the corner of his long-time rival Novak Djokovic in a coaching capacity as he takes the next step in his tennis career

Djokovic on Saturday announced that Murray will be joining his team as a coach through the 2025 Australian Open.

Former two-time French Open finalist Alex Corretja admitted he was in "total shock" when the Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray collaboration news dropped but also backed the partnership to succeed.

Recently retired Andy Murray will team up with Novak Djokovic, working with him as a coach through the Australian Open in January.

Nicolas Mahut has warned Andy Murray that he could be subject to Novak Djokovic's "violent" outbursts when they begin working together.