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Andy Murray again with Ivan Lendl who helped him win Wimbledon, US and Olympic titles


Ivan Lendl hands Andy Murray a tennis ball
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl have labored collectively twice earlier than

Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray are getting again collectively once more, with the 2 on account of begin work in the US subsequent month.

They’ll spend a number of weeks coaching after this month’s Miami Masters as Murray prepares for the grass-court season which begins in June.

Murray had already determined to skip the clay court docket season from April to June.

He received two Wimbledon titles, the 2012 US Open and two Olympic gold medals whereas working with Lendl.

Murray additionally turned the world primary underneath the coach

He was distraught once they first cut up in 2014, having realised the eight-time Grand Slam champion was not ready to decide to the variety of weeks on tour he required.

Lendl returned to the workforce in 2016: the 12 months Murray received his second Wimbledon title and completed the 12 months because the world primary.

The partnership formally led to November of the next 12 months, with Murray unable to play a lot due to his severe hip harm, which later required two operations.

Murray additionally plans to nominate a further coach, who will journey with him and work carefully with Lendl.

The 34-year-old world quantity 84 has been and not using a everlasting coach since his 5 and-a-half 12 months spell with Jamie Delgado got here to an finish late final 12 months.

He has since had trial intervals with Johanna Konta’s former coach Esteban Carril and the German Jan de Witt.

One other of Murray’s former coaches Dani Vallverdu has supplied his help in latest weeks, however he’s dedicated to Stan Wawrinka, who is because of return to the tour in April.

Murray stated final month in Dubai that he wants a constant message on the apply court docket, and hinted that regardless of all of his expertise he actually misses a coach.

After reaching the ultimate of the Sydney Worldwide in January, Murray has misplaced within the second spherical of the 4 tournaments he has performed. After a superb 5 set win over Nikoloz Basilashvili within the first spherical of the Australian Open, he was crushed in straight units by Taro Daniel.

Murray has complained about how poor he has been mentally in latest weeks, one thing which Lendl – as one other former world primary – was in a position to assist him with considerably of their earlier time collectively.

Lendl spent just below a 12 months working with Alex Zverev after his second spell with Murray, however has not been teaching on tour since that partnership got here to an finish in July 2019.

Murray has a wildcard for this month’s Masters Sequence occasions in Indian Wells and Miami, and can then have two months to coach and put together for the grass-court season.

Lendl won’t be in Indian Wells, however is prone to offer recommendation remotely, and will probably seem in Miami as he lives close by.

In June and July it seems to be doubtless Lendl will as soon as once more be by Murray’s facet on the grass courts at The Queen’s Membership and Wimbledon.

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