The only time Andy Murray and Jonas Bjorkman played each other the young Scot went into something of a meltdown before regathering his composure and going through to the third round of the 2007 US Open after five frustrating but exhilarating sets.
Eight years on they are a team, the 42-year-old Swede having joined Murray as assistant coach in March and destined to be his main adviser when they return to Flushing Meadows in late August in the absence of Amélie Mauresmo, who is due to have her first child shortly after Wimbledon.