Murray, Lendl reunite ahead of Wimbledon
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ANDY Murray said yesterday he is reuniting with former coach Ivan Lendl, the man who helped the British player to win his two grand slam titles.
Lendl was Murray’s coach for two years until 2014. In that time, Murray won the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon the following year. Murray also won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
“I had two very successful years working with Ivan, he’s single-minded and knows what it takes to win the big events,” Murray said. “I’m looking forward to Ivan joining the team again and helping me try and reach my goals.”
No. 2 Murray lost the French Open final to Novak Djokovic last week.
Since splitting with Lendl, Murray has lost three grand slam finals, all to Djokovic, the man he had beaten in his two grand slam successes. In total, Murray has lost eight of his 10 grand slam final appearances.
Scotland’s Murray and Lendl parted in March 2014 after the eight-time Colombia’s grand slam champion decided he no longer wanted to spend 20-plus weeks a year travelling.
Lendl, who will be with Murray for the grasscourt season starting with the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club in London from today and culminating with Wimbledon, which begins on June 27, said he’s looking forward to reuniting with the 29-year-old Murray.
“I enjoyed working with Andy in the past,” Lendl, 56, said. “Andy and I have always stayed in contact so it should be fun to be part of his team again.”
Murray replaced Lendl with Amelie Mauresmo in the summer of 2014. Though the Frenchwoman helped him climb back up the rankings following back surgery, the partnership ended last month.
In a television interview for the Aegon Championships, Murray said he hoped Lendl will be his coach for a “long time” and that he “can bring that same experience and those same benefits that he did last time”.
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