{"id":162,"date":"2025-03-16T18:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T18:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2025-03-16T18:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T18:01:19","slug":"novak-djokovic-prepares-for-miami-open-return-at-a-star-studded-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=162","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic prepares for Miami Open return at a star-studded party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic<\/a> preparing to make his first appearance at the Miami Open since 2019 and he has used some of is time ahead of the tournament to catch up with his celebrity friends.<\/p>\n

The 24-time Grand Slam champion owns a lavishly expensive property in Florida and spends some time in the US state with his wife and children, but he has had more time than he anticipated to prepare for what will be his fourth tournament of 2025.<\/p>\n

A shock 2-6, 6-3, 1-6 <\/span>defeat in Indian Wells against\u00a0Dutch lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp in his first match in Indian Wells meant he Serbian had lot of time to fill before he played hs next match in Miami.<\/p>\n

And he has been photographed attending a party with actress Jessica Alba and Eva Longoria in Miami.<\/p>\n

Footage has also emerged of Djokovic training at the Miami Open venue, where he has been working with his coach Andy Murray.<\/p>\n

The three-time Grand Slam champion was a shock choice to be Djokovic\u2019s new coach ahead of the 2025 season, but their partnership got off to a great start as they combined well in the Serbian\u2019s run to the Australian Open semi-finals.<\/p>\n

Now he is hoping their relationship will continue in what may be his final season on the tennis tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to keep going, like the same day we finished the [Australian Open] tournament, so I told him that,\u201d said Djokovic of his partnership with Murray.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, for him, it took some time to go back and reflect on the partnership, speak to his people, his family, and see how committed he wants to be and where he can travel with me and work in terms of the schedule.<\/p>\n

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Novak Djokovic at a party with Eva Longoria, Jessica Alba, Marc Anthony, and Becky G in Miami.<\/p>\n

A little relaxation ahead of the Miami Open.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSo I was very glad when he decided to keep going [for] Indian Wells, Miami, and most of the clay-court season. We\u2019re going to speak after Miami, obviously, but I think the plan is to go all the way till the end of Roland Garros, and hopefully Wimbledon as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m enjoying the relationship with Andy. I still feel like we are going through the process of getting to know each other on the court in a different way than we have known each other for 25 years. So it\u2019s obviously a new role for him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s also exploring it and trying to understand how he can excel in it. I\u2019m trying to communicate as much as I can on the court, off the court, for us to be able to connect better.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we had a great tournament, great run in Australia. I like the way I played, to be honest. It was unfortunate to finish the tournament the way I did it, but it was an injury issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, in terms of the game, I think I played maybe the best tennis that I played in quite some time. Since the Olympics, actually. So I definitely attribute that to the work I had with Andy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Djokovic will be looking to piece together a winning run in Miami alongside Murray, as he looks to add to his five wins in the tournament in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n

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