LONDON — Novak Djokovic could have previous rival Andy Murray again in his teaching nook as he makes an attempt to win the Indian Wells title for the primary time in virtually a decade.
Murray’s administration crew confirmed the 37-year-old Scot had flown to California on Monday to proceed his teaching association with the 24-time Grand Slam champion.
Djokovic employed Murray forward of this 12 months’s Australian Open and reached the semifinal earlier than being pressured to retire towards Alexander Zverev due to an damage.
His solely match since then was a defeat by Italian Matteo Berrettini in Doha final month when Murray was not current.
Djokovic is scheduled to compete at each Indian Wells and Miami — referred to as the Sunshine Double — for the primary time since 2019.
He’s the joint report holder for titles at each Masters Sequence occasions with 5 at Indian Wells and 6 at Miami, tied with Roger Federer and Andre Agassi respectively. He has not gained both title, nevertheless, since 2016.
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray retired final 12 months after the Paris Olympics and shocked the tennis world when he introduced he could be teaching Djokovic in Australia.
Talking in Qatar final month, Djokovic mentioned: “It is indefinite when it comes to how lengthy we’re going to work collectively, however we agreed we’re going to work most probably within the States after which some clay-court tournaments and see the way it goes after.”
Indian Wells begins this week whereas Miami begins March 19.