Andy Murray has revealed Novak Djokovic has been 'extremely open' as he looks to help the Serb win the Australian Open this month.
The Briton, who retired from the sport last summer after playing in the doubles of the Paris Olympics with Dan Evans, has been brought on board to boost Djokovic's bid for a historic 25th Grand Slam title.
Djokovic was unable to win a major in 2024, with some starting to feel he's on the wane as he approaches the twilight years of his career.
The fire still burns inside, however, with the 37-year-old eager to win at least one more Grand Slam in order to move ahead of Margaret Court in the history books.
Andy Murray has revealed Novak Djokovic has been 'extremely open' as he looks to help the Serb win the Australian Open this month
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Murray has been working with Djokovic in Australia and will sit in the courtside dugout for the competition.
And the three-time Grand Slam winner has now revealed that his old rival has been 'extremely open' behind the scenes, with Murray enjoying the experience so far.
"He's been unbelievably open, and the communication when we've been on court with each other and away from the court has been really, really good," he said.
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"I think the first couple of days it was a bit strange, and it was a bit different.
"But both of us have been trying to encourage that communication, and try and build that trust.
"And with frustrations on court and stuff. I totally understand that side of things for him. I'm here to try and help him as best as I can."
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Should Djokovic reign supreme in Australia this winter, he'd become the oldest male player to secure Grand Slam glory.
Ken Rosewall holds the record, having ironically won the same competition at the age of 37 years, one month and 24 days back in 1972, with Roger Federer second on the list.
And Murray thinks that, if Djokovic does win the tournament, then it would cement the former world No 1 as the greatest athlete of all time.
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Andy Murray has been enjoying working with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open
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"He achieved the last thing that he felt like he needed to at the Olympics. So for me and his team, it's about trying to find that motivation to keep going and pushing for more," he stated.
"Novak has in the last few years cemented himself as the best tennis player of all time, certainly of his generation, with the records that he's achieved.
"These next couple of years, I think he maybe already has a legitimate claim to be the best athlete of all time.
Novak Djokovic won his first Australian Open title all the way back in 2008PA"But I think, if he can go out as a 38, 39-year-old and win more slams and beat Alcaraz and (Jannik) Sinner in big matches, he's got a claim to be the best athlete of all time, and I think that's exciting for me and his team to be part of that."
Djokovic will kick off his Australian Open campaign against Nishesh Basavareddy on Tuesday.
