Amelie Mauresmo is not enough for Andy Murray.
The No. 5 player in the world, coming off a sixth straight loss to No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, announced the addition of former ATP player and No. 4-ranked Jonas Bjorkman to his coaching staff, BBC Sport reported.
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Bjorkman, who retired from professional tennis in 2008, joins Amelie Mauresmo in trying to return Murray to Grand Slam contention. He won the 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon under the tutelage of coach Ivan Lendl.
Lendl and Murray parted ways last spring, and Murray has been seeking mentors that can help him regain a foothold among tennis' elite.
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Murray signed with Mauresmo late in 2014. He has climbed back from No. 8 to a high of No. 4 and the current No. 5 ranking. Mauresmo, however, works with Murray only 25 weeks per year, and Murray has resolved that he needs guidance for the tournament in which she does not travel with him.
Murray said he did not think the Mauresmo-Bjorkman partnership would create any problems but added he wasn't sure.
"I don't think he has a huge ego so I wouldn't envisage that being a huge problem," Murray told reporters at the Miami Open, where he is the third seed, as reported by Reuters.
"They have spoken to each other a number of times on the phone, both have said to me that it went very well, they both like each other and know each other from their playing days which is good. But obviously until we spend a bit of time together it would be tough to know for sure."
Express.co.uk added that Murray's straight-sets loss to Djokovic also opened Murray's eyes about the gap between the top three and him.
"The guys that are ahead of me just now, that I'm competing with, their consistency is pretty much unheard of," Murray said with a resigned air, as reported by Express.co.uk.
"Very few players ever have been able to do what they have. A lot of the times I have lost against those guys, it's tough, but it's a challenge that I enjoy and like.
Djokovic has defeated Murray six straight times since the Wimbledon final in 2013.
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