Defensive Murray must change tack - Stefanki

LONDON: Andy Murray must ditch his defensive approach if he is to reach the top of the game, according to Larry Stefanki, the coach who helped mastermind Andy Roddick's semi-final defeat of the Briton at Wimbledon.

Murray's brilliant movement and counterpunching style have lifted him to third in the world and to last year's US Open final, but Stefanki said more aggression and offensive tactics were required to take him to the next level in the game.

"His record is great and he is a very strong-minded kid, and I like that, but he needs to recognise when to play offence," the 51-year-old, a former coach to John McEnroe, Marcelo Rios and Tim Henman, told Radio Wimbledon.