MURRAY & MAURESMO TOGETHER FOR THE GRASS SEASON

Written by: Staff on 8th June 2014

French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros

MURRAY & MAURESMO TOGETHER FOR THE GRASS SEASON

epa04245204 Former French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo gives a press conference during the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 08 June 2014. Mauresmo announced that she will be replacing Ivan Lendl as British number one Andy Murray's new coach. EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA |

Andy Murray will work with two-time women’s grand slam winner Amelie Mauresmo for the four-week grass season starting next week, the world eight announced. Murray’s surprise decision took some of the emphasis briefly away from the French Open final between eight-time winner Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic.

Mauresmo, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, had been mentioned in recent weeks as speculation increased over whom Murray would choose to replace Ivan Lendl. Murray is by far the biggest name male player to take on a woman as his coach.

The former great walked away from the Murray coaching job in March after helping Murray to US Open and Wimbledon titles and the 2012 London Olympic gold.

Murray lost on Friday in a Roland Garros semi-final against Nadal in three quick sets, then headed across the Channel to London, where he will play as third seed at Queen’s club from Monday. Ge said at the time that it was “50-50″: that he would have a coach by the start of Wimbledon in a fortnight.

“I would hope to have someone in place. I don’t know. 50/50 maybe? I don’t know.”

The Mauresmo choice came as something of a compromise, with the arrangement currently limited to the brief grass campaign.

Story courtesy of Bob Larson News

Topics: Amelie Mauresmo, Andy Murray, French Open, Novak Djkovic, Queen's Club, Rafael Nadal, Tennis, Tennis News, Wimbledon

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