Because in order to beat Jimmy, I had to get around the ball a little bit quicker so I wasn’t always on defensive and catching the ball on last stride, that I had little more time. Once I was able to get little bit quicker, then it has helped me a lot.
Ivan Lendl Quotes
Many tennis coaches are enablers. They need the job more than the player needs the coach, and if the coach needs the job more than the player needs the coach, he can't effect change.
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| Birth: | 7th March, 1960 |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Profession: | Tennis Player |
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Ivan Lendl was born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. He is a former world No. 1 professional Czech tennis player and is currently coaching current world number 1 Andy Murray, alongside Jamie Delgado. He captured eight Grand Slam singles titles. He competed in 19 Grand Slam singles finals, a record surpassed by Roger Federer in 2009, Rafael Nadal in 2014 and Novak Djokovic in 2016. He also won a record 22 Grand Prix Super Series titles, the precursors to the current ATP Masters 1000. Lendl married Samantha Frankel. They have five daughters.
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