13-01-2025 16:22 via theguardian.com

Former rivals trade fist pumps and whispers as Djokovic-Murray show begins

With his great friend in his coaching box, the Serb recovered from losing the first set to progress at the Australian OpenIn a quiet corner of the player warm-up gym on Monday afternoon in Melbourne Park, one of the countless invasive cameras dotted around the tournament area captured a significant moment. After 24 years of sharing the same locker room as adversaries, of avoiding eye-contact before their matches and staying out of each other’s way, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic stood face
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