Alexander Zverev Announces Official Partnership with Coach Ivan Lendl
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Alexander Zverev has officially added Ivan Lendl to his coaching team. The 21-year-old announced the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
The German was last seen working with Lendl before the start of the U.S. hardcourt swing in Florida. When asked, he said it was just a few days, nothing more, and added that he’d keep us posted if any news broke.We have yet to hear much from either party, but did get this tweet from Jerry Solomon, Lendl’s manager.
#IvanLendl on @sascha_zverev: “Sascha has a unique set of skills and a great work ethic so I am looking forward to helping him achieve his goals.”
— Jerry Solomon (@JerrySolomon_SG) August 21, 2018
That news is now broken, and a new era for the promising German begins. Zverev, who won the Citi Open title before losing in the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup and the first round at the Western and Southern Open, is 43-13 on the season with three titles.
Lendl, who owns the record for most consecutive U.S. Open finals reached as a player, coached Andy Murray to all three of his Grand Slam titles during two coaching stints with the British star. ]]>Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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