Andy Murray claims it is imperative he takes his time to employ the right coach to help him realise his grand slam ambitions.
Briton willing to make sacrifices to land right coach
Andy Murray claims it is imperative he takes his time to employ the right coach to help him realise his grand slam ambitions.
The British number one appears to be at a crossroads in his career after parting ways with part-time consultant Alex Corretja last month, meaning the 23-year-old is currently operating on Tour without any recognised help.
Three-time grand slam runner-up Murray, who axed former aid Miles Maclagan last summer, had been strongly linked with joining forces with Ivan Lendl after the eight-time major champion expressed an interest in the role.
But Murray offered no news on naming a permanent replacement for Maclagan or Corretja, although the Scottish right-hander revealed he will work alongside Darren Cahill and Sven Groeneveld via the adidas player development program as a stop-gap until he settles on a successor.
Sacrifice
Speaking after confirming his place at the AEGON Championships, Murray said: "I'd like to make a decision as soon as possible but you need to find the right person. People think it's an easy thing to do, but it's not.
"There aren't that many people with a lot of experience who are willing to give up 30-35 weeks of the year travelling and coming to where you are training.
"There might have to be a bit of sacrifice on my part to go and train wherever the coach is to make it easier for them.
"Roger Federer probably does 20-25 weeks per year with Paul Annacone. Rafael Nadal's uncle (Toni Nadal) doesn't travel to all the events with him. Novak Djokovic has someone there full-time who's pretty much there the whole time.
"But there aren't many coaches who are willing to give you 35 weeks, so it might take me bit of time. I've spoken to a few people and have obviously thought about it quite a lot.
"Probably for the time being I'm going to spend a bit of time using the adidas player development program. They have some great people working within it and they are around for a lot of the tournaments.
"It's not the fix to what I'm looking for, but short-term, while I'm looking for the right person, there are some people there with a lot of experience who can help me.
"They've worked with players in this situation quite a lot before. I'll stay with them, but I'm still looking for someone full time."
Rankings fillip
In a quirk of the rankings, Murray climbed up to fourth place on Monday despite not having won a set since reaching the final of the Australian Open and the London-based player added: "You need to understand the sport.
"That's what happens - it's a 12-month ranking system and I've obviously done great over the last nine months.
"I haven't won a match for three months so the end of last year and the period during Wimbledon was obviously very good. I did well at the end of last year and that's why I'm fourth."
