Andy Murray turns to new coach in doubles specialist Jonny O’Mara

Jun 05, 2023 at 6:21 AM

ndy Murray has added a brand new coach to his entourage forward of the grasscourt swing with doubles specialist Jonny O’Mara.

The 28-year-old was in Murray’s field on the latest challenger occasion in Bordeaux and is believed to have agreed phrases to work with Murray for no less than half the yr.

The appointment of O’Mara doesn’t have an effect on Ivan Lendl’s place, with Lendl remaining as head coach for the rest of the season. Mark Hilton may also keep his function as a coach within the set-up.

The news coincides with the beginning of Murray’s Wimbledon build-up. He takes on South Korea’s Chung Hyeon within the first spherical on the comparatively low-key Surbiton this afternoon.

O’Mara is ready to supply the higher possibility of a travelling coach to extra ATP occasions in contrast to each Lendl and Hilton.

Despite his new appointment O’Mara is predicted to play within the males’s doubles at Wimbledon alongside fellow Brit Liam Broady in what’s being seen as his doubles farewell earlier than pursuing his teaching profession.