Andy Murray is flying out to California today (Monday) to work with Novak Djokovic at the Indian Wells Masters. And the pair have decided that Murray will remain in the USA for the Miami Open later this month. Murray coached Djokovic through the Australian Open in January, when a leg injury forced the Serb to retire from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev.

Djokovic suffered a first-round exit at the Qatar Open in February, and he will hope to return to form at Indian Wells, which is often referred to as the ‘fifth major’. The tournament will be swiftly followed by the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami, which Djokovic has won on six occasions.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray linking up with former rival Djokovic for his first full-time coaching gig sent shockwaves through the tennis world. The pair gave themselves time to reflect on the work they put in at the Australian Open, before deciding they would continue working together ‘indefinitely’.

“We had a chat the day after I finished,” Djokovic told ATP Tour. “We reflected on the period we spent together. We agreed he was going to take some time and think, speak with his family members and see if he decides to keep working.

“I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him so I am really glad he did accept. It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments. We will see how it goes after that.”

Djokovic will be aiming for his sixth career title at Indian Wells, having gone nine years without an overall victory at the tournament. Carlos Alcaraz has won the last two, beating Daniil Medvedev in the final both times.

Murray’s fellow Brit, Emma Raducanu, is also making her return to action at Indian Wells. She was weighing up whether to play after being left visibly shaken up by a man who showed ‘fixated behaviour’ towards her at last month’s Dubai Tennis Championships. The man was detained and given a restraining order, according to Dubai police.

Having climbed up to 55th in the WTA’s rankings, Raducanu earned direct entry into the Indian Wells women’s draw. The opening batch of main draw matches will be played on Friday, with Djokovic and Raducanu yet to learn their first-round opponents.