Murray Realigns With Mauresmo
Murray Realigns With Mauresmo
Scot parts ways with Bjorkman; rekindles coaching arrangement with Frenchwoman
Only days after Roger Federer parted ways with Stefan Edberg, World No. 2 Andy Murray has ended his coaching agreement with Jonas Bjorkman.
Bjorkman had been filling in for Amelie Mauresmo, who stepped aside earlier this year to give birth to her first child, son Aaron. Under the Swede, Murray enjoyed one of his most consistent years on the ATP World Tour, rising to a career-high year-end No. 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings and leading Great Britain to its first Davis Cup title since 1936. The 28-year-old Scot went 71-14, winning titles in Munich, Madrid, London and Montreal.
Bjorkman, a former No. 1-ranked doubles standout who won nine Grand Slam titles, wished Murray well via Twitter: “Thank you @andy_murray and your great team, for this year! I highly admire your hard work and I wish you all the best for 2016!”
“Nice to have Amelie back in the team out in Dubai,” Murray posted on Facebook. “Thanks to Jonas for helping out this year. I enjoyed working with one of the nicest guys on the tour, bring on 2016.”
Mauresmo is expected to travel with Murray for between 22 and 24 weeks next year. During her 16-year career on the WTA Tour, the Frenchwoman rose to No. 1 and captured Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, both in 2006.