Murray makes the switch to Mauresmo as coach
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, June 9, 2014
Andy Murray has appointed former women's No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach, the Wimbledon champion said yesterday.
Former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion Mauresmo will initially take up the role for the grasscourt season and will join Murray at the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club next week where the British No. 1 will be hoping to defend his title.
"I'm excited by the possibilities of the new partnership and Amelie is someone I have always looked up to and admired," Murray, who was knocked out of the French Open by Rafael Nadal in the last four, said on his website.
"She's faced adversity plenty of times in her career, but was an amazing player and won major titles, including Wimbledon.
"I have a very strong coaching team already in place, but I think Amelie brings with her experience and tactical expertise and will push us all to improve."
With Lendl by his side, Murray finally won a major title at the 2012 US Open. Then he won the Wimbledon title a year later, becoming the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the championship at the All England Club. He also won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
World No. 8 Murray grew up being coached by his mother, Judy Murray. She is now the British Fed Cup captain.
The 34-year-old Mauresmo, who is currently France's Fed Cup captain, has enjoyed a successful coaching career since retiring as a player in 2009 and guided Marion Bartoli to her first major title at Wimbledon last year.
She has also coached Frenchman Michael Llodra and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
"I'm really excited to be able to work with Andy," Mauresmo said. "He's an amazingly talented tennis player and I feel I have plenty to offer both him and the team around him."
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