Saturday's announcement ended months of speculation and took many in the game by surprise, as the former world No1 would seem to have leap-frogged more obvious contenders, including Murray's current part-time Adidas adviser, the Australian Darren Cahill.
However, it was hinted at when Lendl, whose American home is not far from the Scot's Florida training base, said he would be interested in a job that had been vacant since Murray parted company with Alex Corretja after a miserable run of form in America during the dark days when he was coping with the disappointment of a crushing defeat by Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2011 Australian Open.
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