Andy Murray’s motivation is on a high now that he is being coached by Ivan Lendl again. He has a clear and precise goal of beating Novak Djokovic and winning Grand Slam titles
‘Novak is playing great tennis, simple as that. There are many different parts of tennis: the psychological aspect is one, the physical aspect, technical and tactics. There are many things that go into the matches.
The last few matches I’ve played against him they’re not all negative, there have been a lot of positives there and I think I’m getting closer, which is good. Ivan can help me with that as well, That will be a big part of Lendl's job.
Murray also thinks he not only has to play consistently, but also has to play the same way in every match. According to him, 'It’s about developing your game to a place where, when you do come up against the best players, you’re ready to do it. You don’t just play a different way, the whole way through the tournament and then try to change your game style in the final. That’s why weeks like this are important and all the practice days you have in the build-up to the event are important to get your game in place,
practice the correct things. I think that I am on the right track. I think Ivan might be able to help with some things.'
Talking about how the agreement between the two was reached, Murray said, 'It all happened very quickly.
When we stopped working together before, there was no fallout, there was no argument, there were no disagreements. The amount of time that’s required to do the job was tough and it had sort of run its course.'
Murray, for whom Lendl’s decision to end their partnership in 2014 was quite painful, hopes to work with Lendl for a long time. He also however added they would be spending fewer weeks with each other than earlier. 'It will be 18-20 weeks and will often practice in Miami. But I think it’s quite different [now]. I always loved working with Ivan and I would have liked to have continued working with him in the past.
It’s something I’ve thought about and talked about even over the last few years as well. It’s not like I haven’t wanted to – but a lot goes into coaching, and Ivan’s willing to do it now. When he agrees to do something, I think he goes in 100%. He’s not just going to do it a little bit,' said Murray, talking about how their partnership would work this time.
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