World number seven
Tomas Berdych has appointed Andy Murray's former coach
Dani Vallverdu for the 2015 season.
Dani Vallverdu left Murray's coaching team last month after five years, in a split described as 'mutual'.
Berdych had been looking for a new coach after most of his rivals made big-name appointments.
He approached
Ivan Lendl, the man who helped Murray to two Grand Slam titles,
but said the eight-time major winner was "
Too busy".
Posting on Facebook on Tuesday,
Berdych said:
"Dear fans and friends... my new coaches for next year will be
Dani Vallverdu and
Azuz Simcich.
"Thank you to Tomas Krupa and David Vydra for a great time and fantastic work."
Murray met
Vallverdu when the pair were teenagers at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Spain,
and the Venezuelan worked closely with
Lendl during the Czech great's two-year stint with
Murray.
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Tomas Berdych hires ex-Andy Murray coach Dani Vallverdu
Dani Vallverdu left Murray's coaching team last month after five years, in a split described as 'mutual'.
Berdych had been looking for a new coach after most of his rivals made big-name appointments.
He approached Ivan Lendl, the man who helped Murray to two Grand Slam titles,
but said the eight-time major winner was "Too busy".
Posting on Facebook on Tuesday, Berdych said:
"Dear fans and friends... my new coaches for next year will be Dani Vallverdu and Azuz Simcich.
"Thank you to Tomas Krupa and David Vydra for a great time and fantastic work."
Murray met Vallverdu when the pair were teenagers at the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Spain,
and the Venezuelan worked closely with Lendl during the Czech great's two-year stint with Murray.
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