“Not ideal” Andy Murray looking for ‘permanent solution’ on his coach problem for better planning
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World No. 95 Andy Murray has completed one of his objectives, of breaking into the Top-100 of the ATP rankings having spent nearly 45 months outside the Top-100. Being ranked outside the Top-100 saw Murray clash with higher-ranked opponents very early in the tournament that posed a great threat to him advancing into the later stages.
Murray however has now been facing another issue. The Brit had hired Jan de Witt as his temporary coach for the Australian leg of the Tour and let go of him immediately after his second-round exit from the 2022 Australian Open. Murray has since then hired his former coach and long time friend Dani Valverrdu as a temporary coach but is still not decided on making a permanent appointment.
“I’m just trying to get a more permanent solution so that I can have consistency in terms of the things that I’m working on because having different messages from people who are working with you each week is not ideal,” said Murray as reported by Eurosport after he lost in the second round of the 2022 Rotterdam Open.
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After defeating Montpellier champion Alexander Bublik in the first round at the Rotterdam Open, Murray lost in straight-sets to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round as the Canadian made his way to the finals of the tournament where he will take on top-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
“There have been some positive signs. I really feel like my tennis can be a lot better. I don’t feel like I lost (to Auger-Aliassime) because I was really struggling with my movement, but I believe that my tennis can improve providing I put in the right work and consistently work on the right things for a period of time, and I believe that will happen.
“It probably won’t happen overnight because some of the mistakes that I’ve been making technically have been probably happening for 18 months or so, so it takes a bit of time to break those habits. I’ll need to put in a lot of work on them to change that,” added Murray about his assessment of his game so far as he looks to get regular on the Tour with his next appearance at the upcoming 2022 Qatar Open in Doha.
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