It was barely 1 year ago when it was announced that Lendl would be the coach of Andy Murray and … that was a damn good idea!
Andy won the Olympic Games, the US Open and, also thanks to Rafa’s problems, he is now ranked as world no.3.
Murray’s mother Judy is very happy by Andy’s partnership with Lendl
Same character
“He’s been a crucial factor in Andy’s improvement and success this year. The wonderful thing about Ivan is that he’s very similar in character to Andy, not least they have the same awful sense of humour! But seriously, he’s very driven, very dedicated and he absolutely has his eyes on the prize” says Judy
Strong Sense of Direction
“He knows what you have to go after and he knows that you have to be very single minded about going after it. He’s got a real sense of direction, a real toughness and he’s really helped Andy with the mental side of the game, about being able to reset if you suffer a disappointment, a bad call or a run of bad games. That’s allowed him to play his best tennis for much longer periods of time.” hse added.
Lendl recently commented that Murray is only at his 20%. If that is true, 2013 will be a very interesting year…
Here one of the first practice sessions between Murray and Lendl
