"I love the success they had together" - Evert believes Lendl is the perfect coach for Andy Murray

Former WTA World No.1 Chris Evert believes Ivan Lendl's reunion with Andy Murray is ideal for the Scot as he tries to once again climb the ATP rankings.

The three-time Grand Slam champion enjoyed two highly successful spells with Lendl as his coach and he has turned to the Czech for a third time to try to ignite his 2022 campaign. The former World No. 1 still feels he has more to say at the highest level of the men’s game and Evert understands why Murray has opted to re-appoint a man who helped guide him to the finest achievements of his career.

“I love Lendl. I love what he did with Andy when they were together,” said Evert during an exclusive interview with Eurosport. "I love the success they had together, everything that he taught Andy, everything that he introduced to Andy, his coaching technique with Andy. I just feel like he enhanced everything that Andy had.

“I was so happy when I saw that they were back together, happy for both of them. I have a lot of respect for Lendl as a coach. I think he's really smart, intuitive, observant, and he knows Andy in and out. So if Andy wants to put one last squeeze into his game, Lendl is the perfect person to ask to be along for the ride."

Murray had been runner up in three Grand Slam finals prior to appointing Lendl at the start of 2012 for what was their first spell together. Another final defeat at Wimbledon followed before he made the breakthrough in the majors at the US Open to follow up winning gold at the London Olympics.

A maiden Wimbledon title ensued in 2013 before they parted ways. However, just one major final appearance in the next two years prompted Lendl to return to the Murray camp in 2016 and more success followed at Wimbledon and at the Rio Olympics.

Murray, now ranked 88 in the world, will hope to put solid runs together at both the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells and the Miami Masters over the course of the next month before spending time training with Lendl as he skips the clay swing in preparation for the grass season.