Lendl, Murray end coaching relationship - 網球 Tennis

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LONDON -- Following a fruitful two-year relationship, Wimbledon champion Andy
Murray has parted ways with coach Ivan Lendl -- the man who turned him from a
four-time Grand Slam runner-up into a two-time major champion.

Murray and Lendl announced their decision on the British player's blog on
Wednesday, a few days after Murray lost in the fourth round at Indian Wells.

"I'm eternally grateful to Ivan for all his hard work over the past two
years, the most successful of my career so far," said Murray, who returned
from back surgery this season. "As a team, we've learned a lot and it will
definitely be of benefit in the future. I'll take some time with the team to
consider the next steps and how we progress from here."

With Lendl, Murray won Olympic gold in London in 2012 and the U.S. Open title
later the same year. In 2013, he became the first British player to triumph
at Wimbledon in 77 years.

Before winning the U.S. Open, Murray was 0-4 in Grand Slam finals. Only one
other man in the Open era, which began in 1968, lost his first four major
titles matches: Lendl. The Czech-born baseline player then went on to win
eight Grand Slam singles titles during a 17-year career, spending 270 weeks
at No. 1 in the world rankings.

Lendl first got involved with Murray in December 2011. Despite a lack of
coaching experience, Lendl immediately struck a chord with his protege as
Murray made it to the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Roger Federer in four
sets.

Murray's breakthrough came a month later when he beat Federer in the Olympic
final at the All England Club. He then defeated defending champion Novak
Djokovic in the final at Flushing Meadows to win his first Grand Slam singles
title.

"Working with Andy over the last two years has been a fantastic experience
for me," Lendl said. "He is a first class guy. Having helped him achieve his
goal of winning major titles, I feel like it is time for me to concentrate on
some of my own projects moving forward including playing more events around
the world which I am really enjoying.

"I will always be in Andy's corner and wish him nothing but great success as
he too goes into a new phase of his career."

Lendl has recently played exhibitions in Kansas City, Oklahoma City,
Nashville, Charlotte and London. He has also been giving clinics in the
Canary Islands as well as opening new courts in Bluffton, South Carolina, at
the Ivan Lendl Junior Tennis Academy.

Murray will be defending his Miami title next week before leading Britain in
the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup next month against Italy.

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