9/24/10 2:15 PM | Johan Lindahl
Andy Murray is revealing little concerning progress in his continuing search for a coach, with the Scot more worried about planning his big brother's stag night as Jamie Murray sets to wed his South American fiancee within days.
"I don't have much time left," said Scot Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray, who will wear a traditional tartan as best man at the ceremonies.
But the clock is also ticking on efforts to bring a new mentor on board after Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray split with Miles MacLagan in July. Already, the former coach has landed a job with German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray, 4th on the ATP but victim of extremely patchy form this season, now says he wants a world-class mentor onside. "A few people have offered to help me, and there are definitely a few guys I would be interested in working with. I need to find the one who could help me the most,” he told London media at a sponsor away day.
“I would go for a former great player or a coach who has worked with great players in the past, someone with a lot of experience at the top of the game.”
Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray will apparently continue to work part-time with Spain's Alex Corretja, more in an advisory role for less than three months per annum. "I want someone who will be a little bit more full-time, but not necessarily for as many weeks as I was doing with Miles,” said Murray player profile" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #000">Murray, next schedule to play in October in Beijing and the Shanghai Masters.
"I want to get the right person, not someone who could only help me for six months. I want someone who could help me for five or six years, so I don’t want to rush into a decision that might only work for a few months."
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