Andy Murray has vowed not to “leave anything to chance” as he bids for a second Wimbledon title after making history by lifting the Aegon Championships trophy for a record fifth time following a three-sets comeback win over Milos Raonic at Queen’s Club.
Murray and coaches Ivan Lendl and Jamie Delgado are hoping to start their build up to the tournament on the Wimbledon practice courts today but with bad weather forecast it looks certain they will have to head indoors.
Murray and his team were planning this week’s vital training schedule just minutes after he won the trophy at Queen’s Club. With Lendl having only just rejoined the team after two years away, the world No 2 wants to maximise the time he can spend on any technical weaknesses that the man who helped him win the US Open, Wimbledon and Olympic gold has spotted.
Murray, who was joined at Queen’s by wife Kim and daughter Sophia Olivia for the first time since her birth in February, said: “The plan is to rest on Tuesday and Saturday. I am going to practice today over at Wimbledon and then rest, but it depends on the weather obviously a little bit. It’s meant to be bad a few days next week, so I will have to potentially make some adjustments.
“I am able to make adjustments during the matches, but if there is something that’s not going as I would like, you don’t really have time to work on those things. That’s why this week is great that I get to spend four, five days on the court working together with Ivan and Jamie, to get better before Wimbledon starts.
“But, I also need to rest, as well. I can’t just practice every single day for four hours and think I’ll be absolutely fine at Wimbledon. You know, the next eight days or so is very important.”
Lendl took a bathroom break after Murray’s 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 win over the big- serving Raonic who will be a major threat at Wimbledon now he has added former great John McEnroe to his own coaching team.
Typically, Lendl kept the congratulations for a job well done to the minimum and Murray told BBC Sport: “There was no hug from Ivan Lendl for winning at Queen’s Club but I got a ‘well done, good job’ — and then it was straight on to planning our Wimbledon preparation.
“Ivan loves sport, whether it’s golf, football or tennis. Most of his conversations revolve around sport. There was only a brief chat about Sunday’s final before Ivan, Jamie Delgado and myself were setting out exactly what I’m going to do each day between now and Wimbledon — on which days I will practise, who I’m going to practise with, and on which days I will rest. We don’t leave anything to chance.”
