10 Reasons Why Andy Murray Can Win Wimbledon 2015

Recovering from back surgery wasn’t the only issue to affect Andy Murray in 2014: an unexpected rejig of his coaching team also proved to be a setback that would complicate his attempts to reestablish himself among the elite.

Aside from Murray himself, the individual who can claim the most credit for the Scot’s ascension from Grand Slam nearly man to multiple Major winner is Ivan Lendl. Like Murray, the Czech lost his first four Grand Slam finals but went on to capture eight Majors in total and was the progenitor of the baseline-heavy game that has come to dominate the sport.

Having Lendl in his corner had a galvanizing effect on Murray and prompted the wave of ‘supercoaches’ that now pervades tennis. However, Lendl regrettably departed Team Murray in March last year after finding the commitments of life back on tour overbearing, necessitating the need for a new head coach.

In a surprise move, two-time Grand Slam winner Amélie Mauresmo filled the vacancy, and although her recently-announced pregnancy may complicate matters later this season, another former player in the shape of Jonas Bjorkman has come aboard to share coaching duties.

Both Mauresmo and Bjorkman look like sage appointments that have brought balance back to Murray’s game ahead of his favourite stretch of the tennis season.