Murray, 37, started work as Djokovic’s coach in December and is in Melbourne for the Australian Open alongside the 10-time champion.
“I was actually playing golf,” Murray, who has made a scratch golf handicap one of his post-career goals, told reporters in Australia, speaking about the link-up for the first time.
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Read More“Then 30 minutes later, I was in the car and I called Novak, and then we had a conversation, and he asked if I would be interested in helping, which I obviously wasn’t expecting.”
They have subsequently only worked together for another week in Melbourne, Murray having prioritised spending Christmas and New Year with his family instead of joining Djokovic at a tournament in Brisbane.
“I thought it would be a good idea to try it together, and spend some time in the off-season through Australia and see how it goes for both of us, because it’s a little bit different.
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Read MoreHe also said: “My wife was very supportive of it. I was actually going to be in Australia anyway for a few days during the tournament.
“Maybe if it was a younger player, where it was maybe long term, [you] might be looking at five, six years potentially… I’m not sure that that’s necessarily the case with Novak, but you never know if he’s doing well! But she was very supportive.”
Djokovic will face American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy in the first round of the Australian Open.
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