Andy Murray 'grateful' to be reunited with Ivan Lendl for Wimbledon

By Kheredine IdessaneBBC Scotland

Last updated on 2 hours ago2 hours ago.From the section Tennis

Andy Murray said he was turned down by a lot of coaches before rejoining Ivan Lendl.

Before his hip issues, the partnership yielded all of Murray's major wins, including two Wimbledon titles, a US Open and two Olympicgolds.

The Scot is optimistic that he will be able to play on Monday despite an abdominal strain.

Murray stated that having Ivan in his team helped.

We have had a lot of success and he still believes in me. There aren't a lot of people out there that have done what he has done.

It came off most of the time when I talked to potential coaches.

This time, I was turned down by a lot of coaches so it was hard to deal with.

I'm not sure how many of them would be able to help you win the major events.

Ivan came back to work with me to help me achieve what I want to achieve.

After missing Queen's due to an abdominal strain, Murray's participation at Wimbledon was in doubt as he wasn't able to practice his full arsenal.

Murray revealed that recent practice sessions were more positive, including a hit with Dan Evans.

The former Wimbledon champion took confidence from his run in Germany where he defeated two other players.

He said that he showed that there's still good tennis left in him.

Before the injury, I beat a guy in the top five in the world and I was neck and neck with a guy named Binierrett.

The tennis is in there because I have been doing well in practices. I need to get it out of the way now.