The groundbreaking coaching arrangement between Andy Murray and Amelie Mauresmo came to an end on Monday.
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Djokovic has defeated the world number two Scot in all four of their clay-court meetings as he added the 2016 Madrid trophy to the title he earned five years ago in the Spanish capital.
“We will all miss having her around”, Murray stated.
Mauresmo took six months off from coaching a year ago and gave birth to her first child in August. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the great team of people he has around him”.
A statement released by Murray’s management company didn’t disclose the reason behind the decision, although Mauresmo, a former women’s world No. 1, said dedicating enough time has been a challenge.”dedicating enough time along with the travel has been a challenge for me”.
“I wish him and (his) team well and I hope he goes on to win many more titles”. She took some time off last summer whilst pregnant with her son, with Swede Jonas Bjorkman filling in in her absence.
Before his link up with the French star, the British No.1’s coach was eight-time Grand Slam victor Ivan Lendl, who guided him to US Open, Wimbledon and Olympic glory.
Her presence at tournaments this year has noticeably reduced and while she was present at the Australian Open final in January, her only other appearance this season came at the Miami Open.
Bjorkman and Murray parted ways in December, however, with two-time Grand Slam victor Mauresmo returning ahead of the Australian Open.
For the second time, this world No. 1 was defeated by Andy Murray on Sunday in Madrid Masters.
The British star improved as a clay-court player under Mauresmo but failed to add to his collection of Grand Slam titles. “She’s been an invaluable member of the team”.
The French Open starts in just 12 days but Murray says there is not any rush to name a replacement for Mauresmo. “For two years, the results that we had were good”.
The Scot, who turns 29 at the weekend, said he was at a low ebb in his game when Mauresmo began helping him in 2014.
“I’m sad about it but it just wasn’t working”, Murray told the Daily Mail.
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The move comes just a week before the French Open gets under way at Roland Garros, in Mauresmo’s home city of Paris, leaving little time for Murray to make any new appointment in the short term.
