Novak Djokovic reveals new coach after admitting he 'has no idea' where Andy Murray is

"I have no idea, to be honest," Djokovic laughed when asked about Murray's whereabouts.

"I spoke to him about, four or five days ago, and he was back home. I mean, obviously occupied with family and I guess he's working on his golf swing that that's his priority, I guess, this week."

Djokovic clarified that Murray's absence was expected, as the Monte-Carlo tournament was "never part of the program or an agreement in the schedule" for their coaching partnership.

Instead, Djokovic will be working with his younger brother Marko at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

"I'm here with my brother, my brother is helping me as a tennis coach role this week," the two-time former champion in Monte-Carlo said.

Marko Djokovic is a former player himself, having reached a career-high ranking of No. 574 in 2019.

He has also competed in several tour-level events during his career.

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Djokovic explained that his brother's presence provides emotional support as well as coaching.

"That helps me on a different level, emotionally as well. I mean, to have my brother spend some time with him as well on the road, I don't get to see him much, so it's great for me."

Djokovic confirmed he will reunite with Murray at the Madrid Open, which begins on April 23.

This will be their first tournament together since the Miami Open, where Djokovic reached his first final in almost six months.

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The pair formed their coaching partnership less than four months after Murray retired from professional tennis.

Murray has previously been seen in Djokovic's box at both Indian Wells and Miami.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion's run to the Miami final ended in defeat, but it marked a significant improvement in his form.

Madrid will see the continuation of this high-profile player-coach relationship between the former rivals.

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Djokovic reflected positively on his Miami performance despite the final loss.

"We spoke about Miami, obviously a little bit of a bitter feeling in the end to lose the finals," he said.

"But I think it was overall a great tournament with high-quality tennis from my side, haven't dropped the set until the finals and served great, played well.

"And we are planning to be together in Madrid. And then we see, I don't know, I mean, probably Roland Garros, we still have to talk about it after Madrid."