Andy Murray has announced that he and coach Ivan Lendl have mutually agreed to end their two-year partnership, one that included Murray becoming the first Brit to win Wimbledon in 77 years last year.
In a joint statement on Murray's official website it appeared Czech-born Lendl, himself a multiple Grand Slam champion, had been the instigator of the split.
“Working with Andy over the last two years has been a fantastic experience for me”, said Lendl. “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.”
Murray said: “I’m eternally grateful to Ivan for all his hard work over the past two years, the most successful of my career so far. 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”.
In the two years that Lendl and Murray have worked together, the 26-year-old Scot has won Olympic Gold and historic US Open and Wimbledon titles, establishing Murray as one of the world's best players.
Murray is currently recovering from back surgery but hopes to return to Davis Cup duty with Great Britain for his side's quarter-final tie with Italy next month.
