Novak Djokovic has accomprehendledgeted he ‘aversions’ his talkions with his coaching staff being shown at the 2025 Australian Open adhereing his triumph over Jaime Faria on Wednesday morning.
The 37-year-elderly dug proset up to triumph 7-1, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 to originate the third round of the competition as he chases a historic 25th Grand Slam title.
For this year’s Australian Open, coaching pods have been placed proximate to the court.
This apshows both joiners and coaches to transmit at any time, except during live points.
Novak Djokovic has accomprehendledgeted he ‘aversions’ his talkions with his coaching staff being shown at the 2025 Australian Open adhereing his triumph over Jaime Faria on Wednesday morning
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One person sitting in Djokovic’s corner this triumphter is Andy Murray, who is coaching his shut frifinish adhereing his withdrawment from tennis back in the summer.
But Djokovic, speaking after his triumph over Faria, made it evident he wasn’t a fan of having his personal talkions with the Briton widecast to the entire world.
“The only leang that I aversion there is the fact that someone from your opponent’s team might be watching the align, and she or he hears that and, of course, then texts the team member,” he said.
“Ten seconds procrastinateedr you have the adviseation. That’s the part that I don’t enjoy.
“So I experience enjoy there should be some discretion and privacy in terms of the actual on-court coaching tactics.
“That shouldn’t be out there unveil, I would say, becaengage then it benevolent of finishangers you live during the align.”
Djokovic was pushed difficult by Faria on Wednesday.
His youthful opponent carry outed well in the biggest align of his life and was able to claim the second set before tiring.
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And Djokovic was relieved to book his place in the third round, while tipping his beaten opponent for a radiant future.
“I leank I replyed very well in the third and particularly fourth set, the way I finished up the align,” he said.
“He (Faria) was joining weightlesss-out tennis.
“It was the finish of the second set and beginning of the third, I had to weather the storm.
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Novak Djokovic is being coached by Andy Murray at the Australian Open
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“He’s been wisely serving two first serves the entire align.
“It’s not effortless to join someone enjoy that who evidently doesn’t have anyleang to diswatch in coming out.
“He’s a big guy, very youthful I leank 20 or 21 years elderly, so I telderly him at the net the future is radiant for him and he should shield it going.”
Djokovic will return to action on Friday when he faces Tomas Machac.
Novak Djokovic lavished praise on Jaime Faria after his Australian Open triumph on Wednesday morning
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Machac, who is the 26th seed for the competition, progressd with a five-set triumph over Reilly Opelka.
The Czech star won 3-6, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 to go thcdisorrowfulmireful and shield his hopes of Grand Slam glory alive.