Andy Murray Considers Legend Ivan Lendal For Tennis Coach

Andy Murray is in a free fall, a mental meltdown. He is also in search of a coach and he’s looking toward Czech’s Ivan Lendl.

Although Murray made it to the finals of the Australian Open just two months ago, the Scot hasn’t won a set since the semifinals Down Under.

‘I’ve been practising better and training hard but on the match court I can’t get anything going,‘ he said. ‘I am p***** off. I don’t want to be playing like this. There was no intensity and my movement was so poor. I don’t know exactly what it is.’

Murray had a similar slump after a loss in the 2010 Aussie Open. However, the 2011 season is looking worse. At Indian Wells, he lost to the world No. 143. On Sunday, he was knocked from the Miami Masters by the world No. 118. The matches marked back-to-back losses of players outside the top 100.

Of any tennis legend, Lendl knows how to overcome a Grand Slam defeat. Four times Lendl made lost at the finals of a Grand Slam. Then, he won eight Slam titles.

Murray has lost in three Slams. The world No. 5 has now dropped nine straight sets (four straight matches).

Tennis writers in the UK don’t think Lendl is the answer. One fan suggested therapy. Apparently, Murray tried that a few years ago and, according to the Guardian, “concluded that counting to 10 when you needed to break serve to stay in a match was not for him.”

Murray’s brother, Jamie thinks a bit of coaching could do Murray some good.

”I think he could do with some advice from the right person. He has got to four or five in the world and is good enough to go to the next level, but now he needs that something extra.

‘You have to let your guard down a bit. It has to be someone who he wants to listen to and trusts. It seems to have been hard for him to find so far in his career.”