Day: March 7, 2022

Andy Murray To Reunite With Old Coach Ivan Lendl Aiming For The Top Of Wimbledon

Andy Murray To Reunite With Old Coach Ivan Lendl Aiming For The Top Of Wimbledon

Andy Murray To Reunite With Old Coach Ivan Lendl Aiming for the Top of Wimbledon – Lendl led Murray to all of his biggest career achievements. Including three major titles and two Olympic gold medals.

Andy Murray is set to reunite with his old coach and fellow former world number 1 Ivan Lendl this spring. Eight-time major champion throughout the 80s and early 90s. Lendl was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2001. Murray and Lendl first worked together from 2011 to 2014. During that time, Briton won his first two major titles and Olympic gold at the 2012 London Olympics. After a two-year gap and partnership coaching between Murray and former WTA world number 1 Amélie Mauresmo, the pair reunited in 2016.

Murray went on to win a second Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, a second Wimbledon crown and became world No. 1 for the first time. Ended the season with a 78-9 loss and first ATP Finals win in London.

The two have not worked together since 2017, when the 34-year-old began struggling with a prolonged hip injury. Which ultimately requires surgery and resurfacing. Unsure of whether to retire, Murray has continued his career with Jamie Delgado, who parted ways with him in 2021. He briefly worked with coach Jan De Witt but chose not to extend their coaching trial in February. Meanwhile, he is partnered with Daniel Vallverdu, but only until Vallverdu’s main man Stan Wawrinka returns to action later this season.

After BNP Paribas Open

Murray reportedly started working with Lendl soon after the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. Even remotely and starting face-to-face training during or after the Miami Open, where the Czech-born American is based.

Set to sit outside the clay court swing. Murray is aiming to reach his peak in time for the Wimbledon Championship.

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Eddie Hearn Says Gennady Golovkin Will Beat Ryota Murata

Eddie Hearn Says Gennady Golovkin Will Beat Ryota Murata

Eddie Hearn Says Gennady Golovkin Will Beat Ryota Murata – Promoter Eddie Hearn predicts a stoppage win for Gennady Golovkin (GGG) for his middleweight unification bout next month. Namely against Ryota Murata on April 9 at DAZN at the Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This was a critical battle for Golovkin that he could not beat. With the Canelo Alvarez trilogy bout hanging in the balance, GGG is in a must-win situation against the heavy-handed Murata. A loss for Golovkin would shatter his dreams of a third fight against Canelo. The fighter who has waited four years to fight for the third time by GGG. IBF middleweight champion Golovkin will be sidelined during his time with WBA champion Murata in front of a packed Super Arena with 36,000 fans on April 9. Golovkin is used to fighting in front of friendly fans. But he might be surprised when he faced Murata in Japan.

“I want to be involved in the biggest fight with Canelo Alvarez. And his plan was to end his career with Matchroom. As long as it is the same Golovkin, and I trust him, I believe he will stop Murata. I want both [Canelo and Golovkin] to look great because it builds on the biggest fights in boxing. [Sergiy] Derevyanchenko’s fight was an extraordinary fight. But that was two years ago. [Kamil] Szeremeta’s fight wasn’t one to get you overly motivated, and he [Golovkin] stopped it. But the proof is in the pudding. If he weren’t the same Gennadiy Golovkin, he would have been defeated in Japan. I hope he looks really good in that fight.” Eddie Hearn told Fighthype.

Gennady Golovkin Has the Stamina Like a Youth

Golovkin (41-1-1 turned 40 in April. But physically, he resembles a 30-year-old, according to GGG Promotions promoter Tom Loeffler. He will be in peak form when he enters the ring to face Murata in front of his fans). in Saitama. Japan, next month on April 9th ​​at the Super Arena. In order for Golovkin to defeat a fighter of Murata’s strength and size, he has to go ahead and fight him because this is not the type of fighter he can beat with boxing.

In Golovkin’s fight with Canelo and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. He made the mistake of fighting passively, trying to defeat them with fists from the outside during a long fight. “I can confirm that GGG is in the camp. I speak to Johnathon Banks regularly. He says everything I hear, and when I’m with him he looks amazing,” Tom Loeffler told the DAZN Boxing Show.

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