Andy Murray will make his return to the ATP World Tour in 2018 without the assistance of coach Ivan Lendl. The former World No. 1s have concluded their second stint together, Murray announced on Friday. “I’m thankful to Ivan for all his help and guidance over the years, we’ve had great success and learned a lot as a team," Murray wrote on his website. "My focus now is on getting ready for Australia with the team I have in place and getting back to competing.” [ALSO LIKE] Lendl will continue to work with USTA Player Development. “I wish Andy well going forward," he added. "We had a great run and a lot of fun.” Murray and Lendl reunited in 2016,...
Ivan Lendl had held the upperhand, but his rivalry with a young Boris Becker was beginning to turn by 5 December 1988, the occasion of the year-end Nabisco Masters final, at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City. The route to the final wasn’t easy for either player, but their 12th meeting (Lendl led 7-4) was to hit new heights. It remains one of the greatest matches in the 47-year history of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. “I hadn’t played much for a few months, since the US Open, due to shoulder surgery, and played at the Masters against my doctor’s advice,” Lendl told ATPWorldTour.com, 28 years on. “But, having played a few exhibitions, and knowing how...
We celebrate arguably the greatest final in the 47-year history of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: the 1988 title match between Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl at Madison Square Garden that ended on a let-cord in a fifth-set tie-break.
Since 2009, the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals has found a home in the iconic city of London with more world-class tennis scheduled at The O2 through to at least 2018. With the prospect of the biggest match in the tournament’s 46-year history on the cards, should Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic battle for year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings in Sunday’s final, ATPWorldTour.com looks back on the best matches at another of the season finale’s long-term former homes: Madison Square Garden in New York City. This week, more than 30 former players who competed at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the 1980s are joining current stars at The O2 as part of the ATP Finals...
Tennis is a sport you can never fully master. As a player, and now as a coach to Andy Murray, I have never stopped learning. At the highest level, you’ll fail as a player if you’re not striving to better yourself, and I now try to approach coaching in the same way. When I was playing, I was always looking for an edge, whether from nutrition, fitness or psychological strength, and I now use everything I can to give Andy an advantage. That includes keeping track of new trends in tennis and also what athletes are doing in other sports. Whether I’m playing or coaching, I’ve always wanted to do my best. I’ll be courtside at the Barclays ATP World...