Andy Murray has split with his coach and fellow Scot Miles MacLagan. The move wont be much of a shock
Glum Miles
to Murray fans as the hot headed Scot can be as firey on court as he is off the court. The split marks 3 years since the two first teamed up, a partnership which saw Murray reach a career high number 2 in the world rankings. Both parties describe the split was amicable however there have been underlying problems and differences of opinion that have prevented Murray from winning a grandslam title, the prize he most clearly craves. Murray has said no decision will be made on Maclagan’s successor until after the US Open in September. Early favourite must be Australian Darren Cahill who is involved with Murray’s principle sponsor Adidas, but John Mc Enroe has indicated in the past that he would be the man who could help Andy win his first slam.
There must have been a class of tennis personalities within Team Murray. Initially Alex Corretja was hired to help Andy on the clay court circuit, however Corretja has been spending much more time in Team Murray and has strong influence within the camp. Clearly Murray is a world class player, he wears down his opponents and gets every single ball back, a tactic which works well for 85% off his opponents. Maclagan looking from the outside must have been encouraging Andy to grab the bull by the horns a little more and make it to the net, wereas Murray is reluctant to leave a tactic which has brought him this far in his tennis career. In the end, if Andy did not believe in Miles’ ( and every other casual observer’s) philosophy and reached the decision to part company in the past few days. It remains to be seen whether or not this is the correct one or not!
