Express Sport brings you the latest news from the Australian Open (Image: GETTY)
We are just two days away from the return of Grand Slam tennis with the coming up this weekend. The players have already arrived in Melbourne to finalise their preparations for the tournament.
will be hoping to give a good account of himself after making a nightmare start to the campaign in Brisbane. and will be desperate for an immediate return to form.
has been spotted coaching Djokovic during his practice sessions, with the Scot looking to help his former rival get back to winning ways.
Meanwhile, is facing a race against time to be fit for the after picking up an abdominal injury. He was due to face Djokovic in an exhibition match this week but was forced to withdraw as a result of the setback.
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Australian Open singles draw made
is the only British player to draw a seed in the first round of the .
She will face Ekaterina Alexandrova in her opening match, while will face Rebecca Marino.
, who reached the semi-finals of last year’s US Open, has been drawn against Mariano Navone.
He could face in the third round, with also in that quarter of the draw.
The 39-year-old will get his campaign underway against American wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy.
Elsewhere in the draw, British hopeful Jacob Fearnley has been handed a blockbuster debut against Nick Kyrgios.
Andy Murray makes surprise Novak Djokovic confession
has opened up on how his coaching partnership with initially came about.
The retired Brit said that he had no interest in coaching before a quick phone call with Djokovic changed his mind.
“So I was actually playing golf, and we’d actually been exchanging messages,” said Murray.
“Novak had messaged me, just wanting to chat. It was just before Shanghai, and we’d exchanged messages and missed calls and stuff.
“Then eventually, I was on the 17th hole of the golf course, and the guy I was playing with said to me, ‘Do you know what’s next?’. I was like, ‘No, not really’.
“He said, ‘Do you have any plans to do any coaching?’ And I said, ‘Honestly, I can’t think of anything worse to do right now’.
“And 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.”
Andy Murray is coaching Novak Djokovic at this year’s Australian Open (Image: GETTY)
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