Andy Murray splits with his coach Ivan Lendl for the second time
The Briton switches his focus to Australian Open after again parting ways with the man who has guided him to his greatest successes
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl are calling it quits for a second time, ending a partnership that produced three grand slam titles and two Olympic gold medals.
Murray announced on his website he and Lendl “have mutually agreed to end their coaching relationship”.
All of Murray’s greatest triumphs as a tennis player have come with Lendl guiding him as his coach. That includes, most famously, the Scot’s 2013 title at Wimbledon, which made him the first British man in 77 years to win the singles championship at the All England Club.
Before that, Lendl helped Murray win the 2012 US Open and the gold medal at the London Olympics earlier that year. Then they split in 2014, before reuniting last year, about a month before Murray won his second Wimbledon trophy.
Murray also reached No 1 in the ATP rankings while working with Lendl, getting to that spot for the first time in November 2016.
“I’m thankful to Ivan for all his help and guidance over the years,” Murray said in the statement on his site. “We’ve had great success and learned a lot as a team.”