Andy Murray reveals 'surprise' at Novak Djokovic antics after duo teamed up at Australian Open
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Andy Murray has admitted he was 'surprised' when Novak Djokovic came over and gave him a hug during the Serb's Australian Open victory over Carlos Alcaraz last week.
Djokovic beat the Spaniard in four sets, with the 37-year-old summoning the magic of old to make the last four.
His tournament came to an abrupt end on Friday, with the former world No 1 forced to withdraw from his semi-final showdown with Alexander Zverev.
Zverev went on to lose the final to Jannik Sinner on straight sets on Sunday.
Andy Murray has admitted he was 'surprised' when Novak Djokovic came over and gave him a hug during the Serb's Australian Open victory over Carlos Alcaraz last week
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Murray enjoyed his time working with Djokovic and believes the tennis icon's victory over Alcaraz was a 'cool moment' to be part of.
And the Briton has also confessed he was surprised when the Serb came over and have him a hug immediately after his triumph at the Rod Laver Arena.
"It was a cool moment," said the three-time Grand Slam winner.
"I think everyone was pretty pumped after the match and considering how he was feeling but then the way that he played. It was unreal tennis. Incredible performance.
"We were all pumped at the side.
"I was surprised when he came over because we'd sort of celebrated after the match point.
"But he was obviously just pumped with the win and how he played and that he'd come through. It was a nice moment."
Neither Murray or Djokovic have committed to working together for the long term, despite their positive relationship.
Speaking on Friday, Djokovic revealed both men were 'disappointed' by his failure to win the prestigious tourmament for an 11th time.
But he also insisted he has any positive feedback to give Murray, too.
He said: “We are both were disappointed with what just happened, so we didn’t talk about the future steps.
“I’ll definitely have a chat with Andy and thank him for being here with me. You know, give him my feedback, which is, of course, positive, and see how he feels.
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Andy Murray loved working with Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open
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“We are still hot-headed and disappointed, so it’s kind of hard to switch the page and start talking about what the next steps are.
“I think we both need to cool off a little bit and then we’ll have a chat.”
Murray, in response to those comments, added: “Me and Novak agreed that after the tournament we would speak. We'll do that.
“At times it feels a little bit embarrassing that because of my relationship with Novak, how much people talk about that or when there's a good result or a good performance that it's because I've helped him.
Andy Murray has described Novak Djokovic's Australian Open win over Carlos Alcaraz as a 'cool moment' to be part of
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“I'm fully aware that the team that is with him has done an incredible job over many, many years to allow him to still be competing at this level, at the age that he's at.
“They've all been really, really helpful to me. They really welcomed me into the team. It's been great to be a part of.
“I got to witness some amazing tennis, and one of the best matches that I've seen live against Alcaraz.”
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