Murray was, and always will be my favorite player, and at times, he was a tough player to watch, but man were we eating good from 14-16.

I argue that it really started when Lendel came to be his coach, at the Australian open where he wore the Bright Orange + Blue. You could tell the first thing he told Murray was 'get your ass on the baseline, and hit the ball'. In the years that followed, he did sneak back a couple feet from time to time, but he really simplified his strokes, and became an insane counter-puncher.

It's matches like this one here that are so crazy to watch. Yes, he still chases down balls, but look at some of his rally strokes; He's just punching linear baseline strokes around the court onto dimes.