Connors: I'd Make Murray a Champion ; Former King of Wimbledon Gives Ailing Scot Food for Thought [Edition 3]

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JIMMY CONNORS, who has won more tennis tournaments than any other man, claims Andy Murray is at a watershed as he seeks a new coach capable of reversing his alarming slump. 'Murray's smart, he knows how to play the game beyond hitting tennis balls at Mach 5,' said Connors last week. 'At times, he's proved he can beat the best, but the story for me is how he handles what happens next. What does he think he needs to change?'

Murray's calamitous downturn in form, and loss of confidence after three shocking defeats -- against Marcos Baghdatis, Donald Young and Alex Bogomolov Jnr -- since he was overwhelmed by Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final two months ago, led him to part company with his fourth coach, Alex Corretja, last week.

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Connors: I'd Make Murray a Champion ; Former King of Wimbledon Gives Ailing Scot Food for Thought [Edition 3]

And as the 23-year-old looks to hire an experienced, hardened winner who will be pivotal to the success or failure of his mission to win a Grand Slam title, it is understood Connors is on his radar, as is Darren Cahill, an Australian living in Las Vegas since he reinvigorated the final y...

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