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 and 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, see what she says.
00:23And yeah, she was really supportive of it.
00:25And you know, obviously, yeah, pretty unique opportunity.
00:28And yeah, we thought we'd give it a go and 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.
00:42And we spent a good eight, nine days of the preparation period in December.
00:47And then he advised me that he's going to have a family, first family skiing trip.
00:52And it's going to be the first time he's going 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.
00:59What did you think when you heard the news that Andy Murray was going to be coaching Novak Djokovic?
01:07What did I think?