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Murray back on track - Petchey

ESPN staff
June 10, 2010
Mark Petchey helped Andy Murray break into the world top 50 © Getty Images
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Andy Murray's former coach Mark Petchey believes the British No. 1 has rediscovered the winning formula.

Murray started the season in scintillating form, charging through to the Australian Open final without dropping a set, but was stopped in his tracks by world No. 1 Roger Federer.

Murray has since struggled to replicate the form that saw him reach his second Major final, but after making a winning start to the defence of his AEGON Championship title, Petchey believes Murray is back on track.

"I think it was inevitable that he would drop off a bit after the Australian Open," Petchey told ESPN.co.uk. "He believed in himself that he was going to win it, and Roger came up with the goods.

"But he seems to be back to where he wants to be and enjoying the green stuff."

Murray beat Ivan Navarro in the second round, and Petchey, who coached Murray between July 2005 and April 2006 and helped him break into the world top 50, believes it was a good test for the defending champion.

"Andy was good in his first match, it was a really good match for him against a serve-volleyer," he said. "He found himself in an awkward situation, in a dogfight with Navarro but he came through a difficult test."

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