Tomas Berdych has ruled out the possibility of working together with Andy Murray’s former coach, Ivan Lendl.
The current world no 7 has made no secret of his desire to work with the eight-time grand slam champion, who also hails from the Czech Republic. However, a recent update on his official Twitter page revealed he had spoken to Lendl, but the 54-year-old is ‘too busy’ to help him out.
I had a great time talking about tennis with Ivan Lendl today. Result? Ivan would like to help me, but he is too busy…
— Tomáš Berdych (@tomasberdych) October 13, 2014
Lendl’s partnership with Murray ended in March after Lendl told the British number one he no longer wanted to commit the necessary amount of time to it. The success of the arrangement, which brought Murray US Open and Wimbledon titles, spurred a trend of top players hiring former greats. The four semi-finalists in New York – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori, are all working with former slam champions.
Berdych is the top seed at this week’s Stockholm Open as he continues his bid to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London for a fifth straight year.
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