How did Djokovic change under coach Murray?

After three months of cooperation, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray reap some good results, such as the expansion of the Australian semi -finals and the expansion of the Miami final. However, Serbia player could not end the thirst for the ATP Tour title and the failures showed changes in the gameplay that did not promote the best effect for Djokovic when he was about to turn 38.

The breakthrough serve

The highlight of Djokovic in 2025 was the most impressive serve indicators. His current ACE rate is 16.2%-the highest since Tennisviz started this statistics in 2011. This is an incredible step compared to the last 10 years, when this figure is usually only 11-13%.

The rate of one-successful serve also reaches 73.9%, head of ATP Tour and surpasses the British seasons 3/4 Grand Slam (2015, 2015, 2015, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021, 2021 2023). In particular, in Miami, Djokovic serve a successful 83% before Sebastian Korda (quarterfinals) and 87% before Grigor Dimitrov. During the period of 2016-2024, the ratio of the ball in Djokovic's yard is only around 65%.

"This year I serve quite well," Djokovic spoke after the victory over Dimitrov. "Maybe some other factors are not good, but the serve is always stable. I did not expect to be able to overcome the previous performance (83%). Only errors 5-6 the ball serve the whole match. It was great ".

he joked that: "Now I understand the feeling of Isner or Opelka already-the serve the ball is hit by the danger. pressure for the opponent. In sports that are said to be "90% of success depends on the psychology", having a legend that has experienced on the side is a significant advantage. This has been proven in difficult matches like Carlos Alcaraz in Australia expanded, or a series of victories in Miami expanded.

After the victory over Lorenzo Musetti in the 1/8 round of Miami expanded, Djokovic shared: "During the delay of rain, I and Andy had a deep conversation. I always respect him as an opponent, now more than that. It is hard to believe that my former opponent is now coach, enthusiastic cheers from the stands. Real? ".

two people also enjoy the time together, when playing golf and dinner during the competition days at Indian Wells and Miami. Tennisviz). This may be related to the fact that he wants to attack more, in order to shorten the balls to save effort. But it still needs further verification in the next tournament.

The scoring rate from Djokovic's ball return this season is 36.5% and the winning rate of game support is 24.2%. These two indicators are lower than the previous seasons. Usually Djokovic achieves the rate of scoring the ball around 40% and the win rate of the game supports the ball about 30%. Despite living in Monaco, Djokovic has only won this championship. He certainly wants to have a good start to head to Roland Garros - the last stage in the journey to conquer the 25th Grand Slam.

If you win Monte Carlo Masters, Djokovic will also become the only one who won all 9 Masters 1000 from three times or more. He is also aiming to win the 100th ATP Tour.