Murray Appoints Amelie Mauresmo as New Coach

June 11, 2014 | By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Adam Wolfthal

Andy Murray has announced the appointment of French coach and former world number one Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach, initially for the grass court season. Amelie, current captain of the French Fed Cup team, has won two Grand Slam singles titles, Wimbledon and the Australian Open along with a Silver Medal at the 2004 Olympics. She has also worked with several top French tennis players, recently helping Marion Bartoli win her first major at Wimbledon in 2013.

“I’m excited by the possibilities of the new partnership and Amelie is someone I have always looked up to and admired," said Murray. "She’s faced adversity plenty of times in her career, but was an amazing player and won major titles, including Wimbledon.”

Murray got off to a winning start with Mauresmo as his coach at the Aegon Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Paul-Henri Mathieu at The Queen’s Club. Since his loss to Roger Federer in the 2012 Wimbledon final, the Murray has won 19 consecutive matches on grass, including a Gold Medal at the London Olympics in 2012 before clinching the titles at Queen’s and Wimbledon in 2013. He was the seventh man since 1979 to complete the Queen's-Wimbledon title double in the same year.

 

“I’m really excited to be able to work with Andy," said Mauresmo. "He’s an amazingly talented tennis player and I feel I have plenty to offer both him and the team around him. I’m looking forward to getting down to work and helping him win more Grand Slams.”

Murray advances to face the number 15 seed Radek Stepanek, who defeated Bernard Tomic 7-6(4), 7-6(5) on Wednesday to advance.

“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," said Murray. "Everyone I know talks very highly of Amelie, as a person and coach, and I’m convinced that her joining the team will help us push onI want to win more Grand Slams.”


New York Tennis Magazine Staff
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