Murray was not just talking tennis’s greatest of all time, because Djokovic’s ownership of that honour has long since been put to bed. He was backing Djokovic’s claim to be the pre-eminent performer across the whole of sport; nay, the whole of sporting history.

The quarterfinals match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open on Tuesday was one for the books. Djokovic ended up coming back from one set down to beat the young star 4-6, 6-4,

Novak Djokovic made his debut at the 2025 Australian Open yesterday with Andy Murray in his box, a scene that immediately went around the world. The Serbian and the Scotsman – who faced each other in four different finals at Melbourne Park (all won by Nole) – have just started their collaboration and both seem very happy.