No great concerns over Murray’s form

Andy Murray with coaches Jamie Delgado (left) and Ivan Lendl. with Lendl for the first time since his shock loss to Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open.

Petchey believes Lendl’s presence and the best-of-five-sets format, which tends to play into the hands of the top seeds, are boosts to Murray’s prospects.

“These guys know how to win over five,” said Petchey, who coached Murray at the start of his professional career.

“It does give you a little bit more leeway. But it’s not ideal to have that at the start of the tournament, we’ve seen that with Andy in the past.

“I think last year it cost him a little bit in the final because of the tough five-setters he had. That’s one thing Ivan really has done well. When he has won the Slams, he’s tried to get through that first week as swiftly as he can.

“Andy seems to be a lot calmer when Ivan is around. They’ll have had a lot of time to have dinner together, to have a good chat about the things he’s been through in 2017.

“Just to be able to put those thoughts across to someone who’s been there and done that, it’s invaluable advice that he’ll be getting.”

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