Murray coaching partnership will continue 'indefinitely', says Djokovic

Murray coached Djokovic at the Australian Open, where he beat Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals before pulling out with a leg injury while a set down to Alexander Zverev.

The 24-time grand slam champion marked his return to action with a convincing doubles victory alongside Fernando Verdasco at the Qatar Open on Monday.

Djokovic returns to singles action on Tuesday when he faces off against Italian Matteo Berrettini as he aims to become the third male player to win 100 ATP titles in the Open Era.

Though the Serbian said after the Australian Open he and Murray would "cool off", ahead of his opening match in Qatar, Djokovic confirmed the pair would be linking up again.

"We had a chat the day after I finished [the Australian Open] - we reflected on the period we spent together," Djokovic told the ATP Tour's in-house media channel.

"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."

Asked if he has learnt from a player who beat him 14 times during their careers - including in two grand slam finals - and only retired last year, Djokovic said: "Yes, to some extent.

"He obviously has a unique perspective on my game. He has played me and all of the current best players in the world and knows everyone well.

"He knows exactly what we need to do tactically - the evolution of my game and what needs to be improved.

"He has a positive approach and has handled the whole pressure very well as it is a completely different situation from being there as a player.