Andy Murray ’s decision to become Novak Djokovic ’s coach rocked the tennis world. The Brit only retired four months ago and is now stepping up to mentor arguably his biggest rival. Even one of Murray’s ex-coaches, Mark Petchey, was “surprised” by the news.

This former top-10 ranked star has come clean about a message he sent to Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as the tennis world reels in their impending team-up

Novak Djokovic has been told that success is no guarantee after hiring Andy Murray as his new coach. After scrapping it out for over a decade at tennis' summit, Djokovic and Murray have now put their rivalry aside to form a surprising partnership.

Novak Djokovic reflects on the retirements of rivals like Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, admitting it feels like a part of him has gone too.

Djokovic fights off Murray in an epic 2017 Doha final. Novak and Andy fought for the year-end no. 1 honor in 2016 until the final match. Murray defeated Djokovic in the ATP Finals

Novak Djokovic took time away from the practice court to visit the Qatar Grand Prix and was given a dressing down by new coach Andy Murray on social media

Djokovic admitted that his phone call with Murray caught the Scot "a little off guard" but stressed that the pair "connected really fast". The 37-year-old is said to have only taken a few days to agree to the role, less than four months after retiring at the Paris Olympics.

The American said the Scot said 'no' to offers from many tennis players - women and men - in order to work with the Serbian champion