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3/23/11 1:40 AM | Johan Lindahl
Tim Henman weighs in on Andy Murray's decision to continue playing without a full-time coach.
Former British No. 1 Tim Henman has issued a warning that the ad-hoc coaching situation of his tennis heir Andy Murray must be formalised if the fading world No. 5 Scot is to have any chance to fight for a place in the elite alongside Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Henman, once a world No. 4, was especially critical of the decision by Murray's part-time Spanish mentor Alex Corretja to skip the Australian Open, where Murray lost a second straight final as he went down in a heap to Djokovic.
"I'm sure Alex is helping but in hindsight he should have been in Australia with Andy," Henman told British media. "I feel Andy needs some support but should he get a full-time coach. With Andy's personality there's no point employing a coach just for the hell of it if he's not going to listen."
Henman was always accompanied by a coach throughout his career; Murray split with Miles MacLagan last summer and has winged it ever since. He originally set a deadline of getting a coach by the end of the year but then let it slide and has has no further public thoughts on the subject.
Meanwhile, his post-Australia slump deepened at the Indian Wells Masters when he lost his opening match to lowly-rated American Donald Young, who was promptly hammered in the next round by Tommy Robredo.
Murray has a last chance on hardcourt to make an impression before the clay season - his least successful time of the year - begins in early April. Murray starts in Miami against either a qualifier or Romanian Victor Hanescu.
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Murray should play without a coach and make his own decisions.He's got too much advice in his head already.And get rid of Correjta and Mother.
stratocast51 , 3/23/11 5:36 PM
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homos , 3/23/11 12:07 PM