Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has split with coach Ivan Lendl

Andy Murray has parted company with coach Ivan Lendl after a successful two-year relationship that included Murray's Wimbledon triumph last summer.
Lendl helped Murray to an Olympic gold medal in 2012 and the US Open title later the same, before Murray became the first British player in 77 years to win the men's singles at Wimbledon.
A statement on the 26-year-old's website confirmed that the Murray and Lendl have mutually agreed to end their two-year coaching relationship.
Murray, who is preparing to defend his title in Miami, says he will take his time to before appointing a replacement for Lendl.
Murray said: "I'm eternally grateful to Ivan for all his hard work over the past two years, the most successful of my career so far.
"As a team, we've learned a lot and it will definitely be of benefit in the future. I'll take some time with the team to consider the next steps and how we progress from here".
Lendl has recently played exhibitions in Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Charlotte and London as well as giving coaching clinics in the Canary Island.
And the eight-time major winner indicated that he is now eager to focus on new projects after achieving huge success with Murray.
"Working with Andy over the last two years has been a fantastic experience for me", said Lendl. "He is a first class guy.
"Having helped him achieve his goal of winning major titles, I feel like it is time for me to concentrate on some of my own projects moving forward including playing more events around the world which I am really enjoying.
"I will always be in Andy's corner and wish him nothing but great success as he too goes into a new phase of his career."

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