Amelie Mauresmo will continue to coach Andy Murray next year. The two began working together before Wimbledon, following Ivan Lendl’s decision to stop coaching Murray, as he wanted to spend more time at home in the U.S.
Mauresmo, a two-time major champion, is one of the few female coaches in the ATP or WTA. Dani Vallverdu has coached and hit with Murray for years, as the two have known each other since they were kids. "Amelie was only in Valencia whereas Dani has been with me (throughout) so we have to give him credit as well," Murray told Reuters.
"When you start a new coaching relationship, it takes time before you see the results, it doesn't happen in one week. Hopefully at the beginning of next year we'll start to see the improvements I will have made from practicing, working with Amelie and Dani.
“With Amelie, it'll take time but it's been a good start. We'll see if that changes in the future and if there's more female coaches on the men's and women's side because there is very few on the women's side as well."
Murray grew up coached by his mother Judy, who also played and taught her sons when they were young (Andy’s brother Jamie plays doubles on the ATP) Judy Murray is now the captain for Great Britain’s Fed Cup team.
"For me I am more than happy to work with a man or a woman providing there is a relationship there between the two of you when you speak about tennis, that there's an understanding," Murray said. "Similar understanding about the game. The things you need to work on, that's very important. And the only way you can gauge that is the way you communicate with that person."