this is a brutal sport emma. it is just taking Andy some time to get back in the saddle after the back surgery. he suffered for 18 months because of the bad back and he endured a lot of pain.
I think Andy will be fine. he just has to win some matches now and start gathering steam and momentum going into the queens event in London.
as for Lendl, he really has way too much on his plate. I am surprised it lasted as long as it did.
That's the superficial explanation of things. Surely you don't expect both to come out and say, 'oh, but we've recently disagreed on a few things and now decided to part away'?
But yes, Andy will be fine no matter what kind of goals he sets out for himself. He's just choosing a different path. It was always a bit of a question mark, for me anyway, how Andy was going to unfold after winning Wimbledon. We are just witnessing it right now.
Lendl suddenly can't afford to have so much on his plate when not so long ago he said he'd be with Andy until the end of his career. Not to mention his other comment where he said Andy's game is suitable for winning RG. Clearly he had plans for Andy.