Novak Djokovic, the last of the modern golden era of tennis players still active, announced two weeks ago that he has signed Andy Murray as his new coach for the 2025 season, with the hopes of winning one or two final Grand Slams that will confirm him as the greatest tennis player of all time.
The Serbian player announced it on his social network, during the week Rafa Nadal retired from professional tennis. And for Andy Roddick, former no. 1, Djokovic clearly "counterprogrammed" Nadal's retiring by announcing his association with Murray.
Speaking on Served, his podcast, Roddick commented on the new, disclaiming rumours that don't take the association seriously: "I get memes are fun, but there is no part of this that's a joke. I don't think it's a vanity project", he said, but also blaming him for the timing of the announcement.
"Is it fun to know that you can create a shitstorm in the tennis world and override any storyline?", he rhetorically asked.
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Answering to his guests, he confirmed he meant about Rafa's retirement. "Oh, oh, oh! Rafa retired this weekend? Should we dominate the headlines at the end of that week? There was zero reason why this needed to be announced. Zero."
Djokovic announced it on November 23rd, four days after Nadal lost his match against Botic van de Zandschulp, his final tennis match. Truth is, Nadal fans probably weren't too worried about Djokovic's stealing the spotlight, as all was talked about was how underwhelming the event and