Andy Murray reunites with Ivan Lendl hoping to solve Novak Djokovic problem

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Ivan Lendl helped Andy Murray land both his grand slam titles. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:00am, 13 Jun 2016Updated: 1:00pm, 23 Jun 2016

Andy Murray believes his decision to reunite with former coach Ivan Lendl will play a key role in the battle to end Novak Djokovic’s reign as world number one.

Murray announced on Sunday he has agreed a deal to resume his relationship with Lendl two years after they parted ways and the world number two immediately set his sights on unseating Djokovic.

The Serb holds all four grand slam crowns after beating Murray in the French Open final earlier this month and has won 24 of their 34 encounters, including 13 of the last 15.

But Murray enjoyed a golden period during his previous two-year spell with Lendl, becoming the first British man to win the Wimbledon singles title for 77 years in 2013 after landing the 2012 US Open crown and a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

Novak Djokovic has won 24 of his 34 encounters with Andy Murray, including in the final of last month’s French Open. Photo: Kyodo

Both Murray’s grand slam triumphs were completed with a final victory over Djokovic, who he also defeated in the Olympic semi-finals, and it is that dominance that the Scot hopes Lendl can help him recapture as he builds up to the start of Wimbledon later this month.

“I’m sure we will talk about Novak because the goal is to try to win the major events and currently to do that you more than likely have to get past Novak,” Murray said at Queen’s Club on Sunday.