Speaking court-side following his victory, Djokovic admitted it was “strange” playing a Grand Slam match with Murray as his coach.
“It was a bit of a strange experience to have him court-side in my box. We played for over 20 years against each other at the highest level,” Djokovic said.
“Great to have him on the same side of the net. He gave me great advice mid-match. It’s good we have an opportunity now to have allowed coaching on the same side.
“It’s a completely different angle when you’re watching from the side. He’s been doing really well. It’s been an enjoyable experience. Hopefully we don’t stop here.”
Expanding later in his press conference, Djokovic added: “I did, of course, practice sessions with him the whole week before tonight’s match. But it’s different in an official match, centre court, night session.
“The court on which we have faced each other on the opposite side of the net quite a few times actually. That’s why it was a little bit strange to see that and experience that.
“I’m obviously enjoying myself, spending time with him on the court and off the court, talking to him about tennis, just picking his brain, understanding how he sees tennis.
“At times it’s not necessary for us to exchange words because we just look at each other and we know what happened on the court.
“He’s constantly supportive and encouraging me. He’s brilliant with that. He cares a lot and he’s putting a lot of energy into trying to make me feel good on the court. I think that’s what I need, honestly. I was looking for that extra motivation.”
Djokovic has now registered at least one Grand Slam men’s singles win for 21 seasons in his career, with only Roger Federer (22) managing it across more seasons during the Open Era.
Djokovic, who next faces another unknown quantity in Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria, said: “In the end it was great. He was the better player for a set and a half and he deserves every bit of applause that he got when he was exiting the court.
“I didn’t know much about him. These kind of match-ups are always tricky, always dangerous. You’re playing someone who has nothing to lose. He very pleasantly surprised me.”
Djokovic has also matched Federer as the man with the most Grand Slam singles matches played in the Open Era with 479, winning 378 of them.