Ex-rivais se unem antes da nova temporada de tênis, enquanto Djokovic busca o recorde de 25º título de simples e 11º título do Aberto da Austrália.

Novak Djokovic contratou o rival de longa data Andy Murray para sua equipe técnica, enquanto a lenda sérvia busca seu 25º título de Grand Slam de simples, começando no Aberto da Austrália em janeiro.

“Estou emocionado por ter um dos meus maiores rivais do mesmo lado da rede comigo, desta vez como meu treinador. Estou ansioso para começar a temporada com Andy e tê-lo ao meu lado em Melbourne, onde compartilhamos muitos momentos excepcionais ao longo de nossas carreiras”, disse Djokovic em comunicado no sábado.

Murray, tricampeão do Grand Slam que se aposentou do tênis competitivo nas Olimpíadas em agosto, disse: “Estou muito animado com isso e espero estar do mesmo lado da rede, para variar.

“Também estou grato pela oportunidade de ajudá-lo a atingir seus objetivos para o próximo ano.”

Djokovic postou um vídeo dele e de Murray no X durante a carreira de jogador do escocês, com o título de brincadeira: “Ele nunca gostou da aposentadoria, de qualquer maneira”.

Ele nunca gostou da aposentadoria de qualquer maneira. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Ga4UlV2kQW

-Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) 23 de novembro de 2024

O jogador de 37 anos venceu o Aberto da Austrália 10 vezes, um recorde, derrotando Murray em quatro finais em Melbourne.

Djokovic não conseguiu vencer um Grand Slam em 2024 e caiu para o sétimo lugar no mundo, embora tenha conquistado o título olímpico de simples em Paris, uma vitória que ele descreveu como sua “maior conquista”.

Jannik Sinner, que terminará o ano como o número um do mundo, venceu-o nas semifinais do Aberto da Austrália e Djokovic perdeu para Carlos Alcaraz em dois sets na final de Wimbledon.

Ele está no mesmo nível de Margaret Court no maior número de títulos de simples de qualquer jogador e adoraria ultrapassar o australiano em Melbourne.

‘Gamechangers, tomadores de risco, criadores de história’

Djokovic e Murray se enfrentaram 36 vezes em suas carreiras, com o sérvio vencendo 25 vezes.

Dezenove desses confrontos aconteceram em finais, incluindo sete nos Slams.

Para Murray, dois desses duelos no campeonato principal foram significativos.

Ele conquistou seu primeiro título de Grand Slam com uma vitória em cinco sets sobre seu rival no Aberto dos Estados Unidos de 2012, enquanto, um ano depois, ele se tornou o primeiro britânico a vencer Wimbledon em 77 anos, graças a uma vitória em dois sets na final em o All England Club.

“Jogamos um contra o outro desde que éramos meninos – 25 anos sendo rivais, empurrando um ao outro além dos nossos limites. Tivemos algumas das batalhas mais épicas do nosso esporte”, disse Djokovic.

“Eles nos chamavam de gamechangers, de assumir riscos, de fazer história. Achei que nossa história poderia ter acabado. Acontece que tem um capítulo final. É hora de um dos meus adversários mais difíceis entrar no meu canto.”

Djokovic terminou sua parceria como treinador com Goran Ivanisevic em março, apesar de vencerem 12 Slams juntos.

O ex-vencedor de Wimbledon Ivanisevic admitiu que Djokovic “não é um cara fácil”, tamanha é a sua intensidade para fazer história no esporte.

“Especialmente quando algo não está indo do jeito dele. Às vezes é muito complicado”, disse Ivanisevic depois que Djokovic conquistou o Aberto da França de 2023.

This Saturday, November 23rd, it’s time for an action-packed day of NBA action, headlined by the Knicks’ matchup against the Jazz at 5:00PM ET.

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NBA First Scorer Props – November 23

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Chicago Bulls

Tipoff – 8:00 pm EST
United Center – Chicago, IL
Broadcast – NBA TV

On the year Nikola Vucevic has taken 16 jumpballs to start the game. He’s one exactly one of those tips for the Bulls. That means that Chicago is starting with the ball in 6.3% of the games that they play. With the team that wins the tip scoring first just under 66% of the time this year – that would already be enough to get in on Memphis. However, to add to matters, they’ve been good on the early game action. Jaren Jackson has won six of the seven tips he’s taken and the Grizzlies are a top ten team in the league in terms of scoring first.

The pattern for how the Bulls allow their first score is well established. Alperen Sengun, Jaren Duran, Brook Lopez, Clint Capela – four straight games have seen the other team’s big man get on the board first. Jaren Jackson was one of the most prolific first bucket scorers in the league last year. In his seven games this year, he already has two first scores. Plus, he took the last shot in the last game that the Grizzlies played. With all of that in play, we’ll of course take him to put up the first one tonight.

First Scorer Bet for November 23: Jaren Jackson (+400)

Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Tipoff – 10:30 pm EST
crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA
Broadcast – NBA TV

The tip numbers aren’t super clear in this one. Nikola Jokic is getting 50.0% of the tips on this year and Anthony Davis is getting a touch more at 57.1%. However, the conversion rates of these two teams are wildly different. The Nuggets have scored first in 64.3% of the games, which puts them in the top five in the NBA. On the other hand, the Lakers are scoring first just 40.0% of the time – good enough for 25th in the NBA. As a result, we’re going to trust that the Nuggets will make a better use of their first possession.

When scanning the lines for one I like for Denver, I was shocked to see Jamal Murray so far down the list. I expected him to be one of the odds on favorites. He took the first shot for the Nuggets in four of their last five games. Not only that, he took the second shot in the only game where he didn’t take the first shot. He should get the rock first in this one and I like him at better than nine-to-one to make that bucket.

First Scorer Bet for November 23: Jamal Murray (+950)

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