Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl part ways again

Murray had signed up with Lendl on New Year’s Eve in 2011, and the results were evident as Murray was able to secure his first Grand Slam after defeats in four previous finals. Interestingly, with the win Murray became the second player, after Lendl, to have won a Grand Slam after four final defeats in the Open era. Murray then went on to become the first Briton since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the title on the fabled grass at Wimbledon the next year. However, the duo decided to split up after the end of the season as Murray decided to hire Amelie Mauresmo as his coach. 

However, midway through the 2016 campaign, the team was back together and back to winning. Murray won his second Wimbledon title which was quickly followed by a second Olympic gold. Their biggest achievement came at the end of the year when Murray displaced Novak Djokovic as the top-ranked player in the world.

However, as a top-ranked player, Murray struggled to impose himself as he was ousted in the fourth round in Australia before being knocked out of the French Open in the semis. Murray was expected to do well in the upcoming grass season but a hip injury meant that he was beaten by Sam Querrey in July – his last competitive game of the season.