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The two parted company in March 2014 after a successful
three-year relationship in which Murray won the 2012 U.S. Open,
2012 Olympic gold and the 2013 Wimbledon title.
He has not added to his two grand slam titles since and the
29-year-old split with coach Amelie Mauresmo this year.
"I think clearly my old rival Ivan Lendl made a positive
difference with Andy," the American told the Daily Telegraph.
"I am not sure if the baggage that took place when they broke
up... I don't know if that was really mutual or if it was Andy
or Ivan. I don't know if it is like going back out with your
ex-wife or ex-girlfriend.
"But it would not surprise me and it might even make sense. It
might not work. But it is an interesting thought."
Murray currently has former British player Jamie Delgado in his
entourage, but many of the top-ranked men work with so-called
'super coaches'.
World number one Novak Djokovic has six-times major winner Boris
Becker in his corner, Kei Nishikori works with former French
Open champion Michael Chang and Milos Raonic will tap into
McEnroe's grasscourt knowledge for Wimbledon.
Even 17-times grand slam champion Roger Federer has gone down
the same route, previously working with Stefan Edberg.
"It's been a win-win for Boris and Novak," McEnroe said of
Djokovic's partnership with the German.
McEnroe even said he would have been interested in working with
Murray.
"Andy is extremely professional. He won a couple of majors. So
you're talking about the cream of the crop," he said.
"When you look at someone who's that good, you're always
interested... (but) I don't recall ever getting a call. There
was never any discussion."
Murray, who reached his first French open final last week where
he lost to Djokovic, appears to be in no hurry to recruit a new
coach, but McEnroe believes the world number two could look at
bringing in someone to work with Delgado.
"I mean he has got Delgado, so he has a coach, but he might want
to bring in a second guy -- the 'looking for some extra
attention' guy. I fall into that category too, by the way --
that was my attempt at a joke," he added.
(Writing by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; editing by Martyn
Herman)
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