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10/19/11 2:13 PM | Johan Lindahl
Andy Murray seems to have hit the best seam of form so far in his career without the services of a regular coach.
But that could change if the world No. 3 makes a move to try and employ a mentor by the start of 2012 and the Australian Open.
Still in the discussion is Australian uber-coach Darren Cahill, whose lucrative ESPN television commentary commitments seem certain to again rule him out as a candidate. The former coach of Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt could possibly spare some time though in December, when Murray goes into heavy-duty training mode at his hot-weather Miami base.
"It would be good if Darren could be there," Murray said after winning the Shanghai Masters at the weekend. "It wouldn't necessarily have to be for the whole time because a lot of the time in Miami, I'm just doing physical work and I'm not doing that much time on the court.
"But I hope I'll be able to get a little bit of time with Darren in December."
As a member of Team Adidas, Murray has a bid on the services of Cahill, who works as a "house" coach for all players on the marquee. But as a top five player, Murray also enjoys a certain priority.
"We've both got the same goals, the same mindset. All of the guys do. And we just want to keep improving," said Murray of Las Vegas-based Cahill. "He works hard and always has good information on the opponents and it's down to me to play well on the court."
Murray also remains satisfied with the work done for him by his long-time team, with Venezuelan friend Dani Vallverdu serving as a regular coach and sounding board along with the rest of the squad, including physio, trainer and the rest.
"It's not easy to find the perfect solution because there's very few people who want to do that much traveling," said Murray of his chances of finally landing a coach after nearly 18 months in his current situation. "Good coaches have other commitments sometimes and you have to see who can give you exactly what you want. There's not many guys like that."
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