Lendl won the opening set 6-3 but the then-22-year-old took the second set 6-2 to force the match into a decider. He then won the final set 6-0 to win the first of his three titles at the Canadian ...

Ivan-Lendl-6x4-600x400 Lendl will be the same way, and I would expect those high standards to rub off on Murray.

Ivan Lendl truly was one of the dominant players in his era with that trademark running forehand, an all-around powerful game, and the ability to never bow out early.

The face was Ivan Lendl’s, the same stony one that we watched win eight Grand Slam titles as a player in the 1980s and 90s, and coach Andy Murray to three more over the last decade.