British superstar Andy Murray has named former world No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo to his coaching staff. Predictably, this move brought out the worst in many people on social media.
British tennis star Andy Murray, who has been without a coach since March of this year, just announced that he is hiring former world No. 1 Amélie Mauresmo as his new coach.
Murray has gone as high as No. 2 in the world, and has won two major titles, including Wimbledon last year, as well as the Olympic gold medal in 2012.
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Mauresmo has won two major titles herself (the Australian Open and Wimbledon, both in 2006) and was ranked world No. 1 for a total of 39 weeks during her career.
Mauresmo won a total of 25 tour titles during her career, as well as an Olympic silver medal in 2004. She has not played a singles match since the 2009 US Open, and she announced her retirement shortly thereafter.
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Players Mikhail Kukushkin and Denis Istomin have had female coaches, and Mauresmo herself coached fellow French player Michael Llodra for a brief period in 2010.
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