Third partnership between Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl will begin after Indian Wells and Miami

By Ricky Dimon

Andy Murray-Ivan Lendl chapter three is going on.

Beginning after the upcoming Miami Open, Ivan Lendl might be part of Murray’s teaching staff for the third time. The announcement was made final week because the 34-year-old prepares for upcoming Masters 1000 occasions in Indian Wells and Miami. Lendl will be a part of Murray in preparation for the grass-court swing, as the previous world No. 1 will not be enjoying on clay this season.

Murray has secured all three of his Grand Slam titles below Lendl, with whom the present world No. 88 first joined forces in 2012. They didn’t have to attend lengthy for a U.S. Open triumph (2012) and Murray went on to win Wimbledon, as properly, in 2013. Following a 2014 cut up, they linked again up in 2016–resulting in Murray’s second success on the All-England Membership.

The Scot has been available in the market for a full-time coach because the finish of final 12 months, when Jamie Delgado left to hitch Denis Shapovalov’s staff. Murray had a quick trial interval with Jan De Witt, however a few early exits–together with by the hands of Taro Daniel in spherical two of the Australian Open–dissolved that experiment earlier than it developed into something greater than a trial.

Murray has misplaced within the second spherical of 4 consecutive tournaments after starting the 2022 marketing campaign with a first-round ouster at a 250 in Melbourne and a runner-up efficiency in Sydney.

Will the Sunshine Double in Indian Wells and Miami deliver some type of consistency and momentum? It’s potential. Murray is a former Indian Wells finalist (misplaced to Rafael Nadal in 2009) and he’s a two-time champion in Miami–the place he usually spends numerous time through the offseason.

Exterior the reduce line at entry deadline for Indian Wells and Miami, Murray has wild playing cards into each tournaments.

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