Two years ago the Spanish tennis federation appointed Gala Leon Garcia, a former player who had a career high ranking of No. “There are not many that have gone from players to coaches. “Why not? If men can coach women, then it can happen the other way, too,” said Sanchez-Vicario. Will other men be open to working with women because of Murray and Mauresmo, however? Her retired countrywoman, Kim Clijsters, has also spent time with a variety of players on tour as an adviser and confidante. Henin, who has been on the sidelines for Svitolina alongside the Ukrainian’s coach, Iain Hughes, this week, is an example of that. 1 players who have won Grand Slams on tour to help the women.” “At least we’ve tried to get some former No. “I think it would be nice to see more on the women’s tour,” Sanchez-Vicario said, speaking at a WTA Finals press event Tuesday. She hopes that more women enter the coaching realm in the women’s game over the men’s, because they are lacking on both tours, she says. 1, worked briefly last year with Caroline Wozniacki, trying to help the Dane with her clay-court game. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a woman or a man, as long as it’s a good coach, that’s great.”Īrantxa Sanchez-Vicario, a three-time winner here and former world No. “I think Amélie did a great job with Andy,” said Magnus Norman, the former world No. No matter how you angle it, their partnership was unique - and groundbreaking. Yet Murray and Mauresmo for a long while could be the harbinger in the sport. “Because for some coaches who didn’t play on such a high level, it’s tough. That’s the main key,” Svitolina said of Henin, who declined comment for the story. “I think her experience is of course when she was playing on court and she understands what I feel. There have been similar high-profile advisers on the women’s tour, including Martina Navratilova with Agnieszka Radwanska last year, Melanie Molitor as a consistent voice in youngster Belinda Bencic’s ear, and Madison Keys, who enlisted Lindsay Davenport as her coach for the 2015 season. 1 Justine Henin to her team, the Belgian brought on as an adviser in addition to Svitolina’s full-time coach. What Schett says is true: Currently, of the top 30 women in the world, only Ekaterina Makarova lists a woman as her full-time coach, Evgenia Manyukova.Įlina Svitolina, a 21-year-old Ukrainian ranked No. There are not that many women coaches on the WTA, either.” That’s why you see more men coaching on the women’s tour, too. That’s what you have to do as a full-time coach. “Don’t forget that most women have a family, and they don’t want to travel 30 weeks a year. “I don’t think it’s a setback,” said Barbara Schett, a former player and Eurosport commentator. The thoughts around tennis are spread on what their split means. “Me and Amélie have a good relationship,” Murray said the next day in a press conference. I had the feeling I could not get things done.”
“On the court, he can be the opposite of what he is in life,” she said in French, according to L’Equipe. The split between Murray and Mauresmo seemed amicable enough, but at the outset of the French Open the French newspaper L’Equipe ran an interview in which Mauresmo called Murray “complex” on court. Two other men also have female coaches at Roland Garros: Denis Istomin is coached by his mother, Klaudiya Istomin and Mikhail Kukushkin by his wife, Anastasia Kukushkin. It was just difficult with the amount of time required to do the job and the amount of time we were able to work together.” Unless I win a Grand Slam, then ultimately that’s how people may judge whether it worked or not, but when she first came into the team, I was really struggling. “I mean, for two years the results that we had were good. “I think it did work,” Murray told reporters last week. So what does the end of their partnership mean for female coaches in men’s tennis and in general? Will the success that the duo had together – rather than their much-talked-about split – be the takeaway? 1, who is followed around the globe by a group of reporters, and Mauresmo, a two-time Grand Slam champion. Murray’s relationship with Mauresmo has made headlines since it began nearly two years ago, the match between the British No.
“I’m working with her here because I trust her,” Haase told USA TODAY Sports.
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