Andy Murray seems to have pinpointed a coach to add to his team as he continues his long road back to the top after n otching his 700th career win.
To the surprise of many, the former British number one recently reunited for the third time with Ivan Lendl, who he has enjoyed plenty of success with in the past.
However, he is keen to add a second coach who will be able to travel with him for 20-25 weeks a year.
Murray’s assessment of his trial with Esteban Carril was a good one, but the Spaniard is unable to commit the time the 34-year-old is looking for.
However, according to BBC Sport , Mark Hilton, a coach for the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), spent time with the three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion in Indian Wells.
He will also reportedly train with the two-time Wimbledon champion in Miami ahead of the Masters 1000 event there next week.
Murray has enjoyed their sessions together and while conversations regarding Hilton officially joining his team have not yet taken place, the tennis legend sees him as a ‘strong candidate.’
He worked previously as a travelling coach with fellow British stars Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund.
Murray will head to Miami on the back of a disappointing second-round loss at the BNP Paribas Open last night.
He was beaten 7-6(9), 6-3 by Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik, who will face Grigor Dimitrov in the next round.
Murray squandered several opportunities in the first set - three break points when leading 2-1 up, and another at 3-2 up.
He then had three set points in the tiebreak before succumbing 11-9 and also failed to take another two break points in the first game of the second set.
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From there it was one way traffic for Bublik, who surged into a 4-1 lead and while Murray fought back to make it 4-2, the tournament's 31st seed went on to win the match.
The defeat leaves the 2012 US Open champion without back-to-back wins since reaching the Sydney Classic final in January.
"Against players that have big serves and are not easy to break, you need to - when you get those chances - be ruthless," Murray said post-match.
"I just didn't quite play well enough in those moments today and that's the thing that obviously I want to turn around."
