Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo to coach Andy Murray
Appointment comes as a surprise but Scot talks of his excitement at new chapter
Wimbledon tennis champion Andy Murray sprang a surprise in appointing Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach on Sunday.
Murray's management team said Mauresmo would initially work with the Scot for his grass-court campaign, which gets under way at Queen's Club, London, this week in the build-up to his defence of the Wimbledon crown.
"I'm excited by the possibilities of the new partnership and Amelie is someone I have always looked up to and admired," Murray wrote 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'm excited by the possibilities of the new partnership and Amelie is someone I have always looked up to and admired
Murray had been searching for a coach since parting ways with Ivan Lendl in March and was linked with a host of big names including legendary American John McEnroe and leading coaches Larry Stefanki, Darren Cahill and Roger Rasheed.
