Novak Djokovic reveals future of Andy Murray coaching partnership

The most high-profile player-coach partnership in sports is set to continue. 

Novak Djokovic on Tuesday confirmed that Andy Murray, once his rival on the court, will continue to coach him for an "indefinite" period.

"I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him so I am really glad he did accept," Djokovic said, via SkySports. "It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments. We will see how it goes after that."

As part of the partnership, Murray will work with the Serb at the American hard-court swing in Indian Wells and Miami before the European clay-court swing leading to May's French Open. Neither Djokovic nor Murray has confirmed if the partnership will extend into Wimbledon and the U.S. Open later in the summer. 

Coach Murray played a vital role in Djokovic's win over Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinal of thre Australian Open, where their partnership officially got underway. After Djokovic dropped two break points in the first set, he called for a medical timeout to heal from a leg injury. During the break, Djokovic got pointers on ways to force Alcaraz to the net, a strategy that worked brilliantly in his four-set win.

"He knows exactly what we need to do tactically — the evolution of my game and what needs to be improved," Djokovic said of Murray's coaching tips, via Sky Sports.

Djokovic seemed poised to capture his 11th Australian Open title before retiring from his semifinal match against Alexander Zverev with the same leg injury that bothered him against Alcaraz. 

It would be rather poetic if Murray were to help Djokovic capture his record-breaking 25th major title, considering the battles they endured over the years. Murray denied Djokovic at least two more slam titles, beating the Serb in the finals of 2013 Wimbledon and the 2012 U.S. Open. Similarly, Djokovic defeated Murray in five major finals — four times at the Australian Open (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016) and once at Roland Garros (2016).