Reigning Wimbledon champion and British No.1 Andy Murray has split from his coach Ivan Lendl, with their parting believed to be by mutual consent.
Murray joined forces with the multiple Slam-winning Czech at the beginning of the 2012 season, ending his wait for a major title by winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics, the US Open just months after that and then Wimbledon last year.
However, the Dunblane-born world No.6 underwent back surgery after last year’s US Open and has failed to recapture his form this year, losing to Roger Federer in January’s Australian Open at the quarter-final stage and putting in a number of underwhelming performances in ATP World Tour events.
“I’m eternally grateful to Ivan for all his hard work over the past two years, the most successful of my career so far,” Murray, 26, said in a statement on his website. “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.”