{"id":296741,"date":"2023-11-11T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296741"},"modified":"2023-11-11T23:58:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T23:58:00","slug":"andy-murray-splits-from-ivan-lendl-for-a-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/andy-murray-splits-from-ivan-lendl-for-a-third-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray SPLITS from Ivan Lendl for a third time"},"content":{"rendered":"
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl have ended their coaching relationship for the third and what appears final time.<\/p>\n
Lendl will not be with him at the Australian Open in January after a year when the Czech veteran\u2019s input has gradually been diminishing.<\/p>\n
It brings to a conclusion what was a remarkably successful partnership between two extremely contrasting characters. The biggest successes in Murray\u2019s career \u2013 his three Grand Slam titles, two Olympic golds and reaching the world number one spot \u2013 all occurred while he and Lendl were in harness.<\/p>\n
Now 36 and in the twilight of his career, Murray\u2019s coaching duties will be split between Jonny O\u2019 Mara and the LTA\u2019s Mark Hilton, who have been doing the lion\u2019s share of it in 2023.<\/p>\n
Murray and Lendl first got together in late 2011, and the following season the Scot won the London Olympics and then followed it up by breaking his duck at the Majors with victory at the US Open.<\/p>\n
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Andy Murray will part ways for a third time with Ivan Lendl (pictured at Wimbledon in 2022)<\/p>\n
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The Czech veteran famously coached Murray to victory in 2013 when he beat Novak Djokovic to win his maiden Wimbledon title<\/p>\n
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Murray will now continue his collaboration with Jonny O’Mara (pictured right) and Mark Hilton<\/p>\n
In March 2014 they split up with Lendl, always a reluctant traveller, preferring to spend more time at home. They reunited in 2016, which saw the player win his second Wimbledon and reach the world number one spot by claiming the ATP Finals title in London. They parted again in 2017 after the onset of Murray\u2019s hip problems but got together for a third time in 2022.<\/p>\n
Murray said today: \u2018Ivan has been by my side at the biggest moments in my career and I can\u2019t thank him enough for all that he\u2019s helped me achieve. He\u2019s a unique character, who understands what it takes to win and I\u2019ve learnt an awful lot over the years from him.\u2019<\/p>\n
Lendl added: \u2018I will look back with some great memories of the time Andy and I worked together. He\u2019s as hard a worker as there is and the sport is better because of him. I wish him only the best in the years to come.\u2019<\/p>\n
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The former British No 1 had a torrid end to his season with a Paris Master’s first-round defeat<\/p>\n