Murray on thought process behind Lendl reunion: "I got turned down by a lot of coaches"

Andy Murray will begin his Wimbledon campaign tomorrow against James Duckworth on Centre Court with Ivan Lendl again back in his corner for a third spell.

Murray though admitted that Lendl potentially wasn't his first choice as he was rejected by multiple coaches beforehand but that he is grateful to him for saying yes and returning to work with the former World No.1.

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"Obviously having Ivan in my team helps," said Murray as reported by the BBC.

"We've had a lot of success in the past, we know each other well and he still believes in me. There's not loads of coaches and people out there that have done over this last period, but he has.

"For the most part in my career, when I had conversations with potential coaches it came off most of the time.

"Whereas this time round, I got turned down by a lot of coaches so that was obviously difficult to deal with.

"I don't know how many you'd say were really top level, who would be able to help you win the major events.

"So that's also why I'm grateful Ivan has come back to work with me and help me try and achieve what I want to achieve."

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