Amelie Mauresmo has tweeted some great news about herself. Whether it's great news for Andy Murray is another matter.
Mauresmo, who will complete her first year as the coach of the current No. 3 player in the world this summer, said on her Twitter account that she is pregnant and due in August.
Murray turned to her last June, after he split with coach Ivan Lendl, who guided the Scot to victories at the 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon.
The results have been generally positive but not outstanding. Murray suffered a back injury shortly after Wimbledon that ended his 2013 season prematurely, and he fell to No. 8 in the world.
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Murray is back to No. 3 but appears in no position to challenge No. 1 Novak Djokovic anytime soon. It was Djokovic whom Murray beat to become the first Englishman to win Wimbledon in 77 years two summers ago.
But in their last two matches, Nole ended both matches with a bagel (6-0) in the final set, in four sets over Murray in the Australian Open final and in three sets last week in Miami.
Murray recently signed on former player Jonas Bjorkman to join his team as well. But Murray has yet to find the winning formula in Grand Slams that he had with Lendl, whose rigid demeanor during tournaments calmed the emotional Murray while he played.
No mention of any plans after August has yet been made, but Murray might need to start the process of seeking other coaches, depending on how Mauresmo will change her life when the baby is born.
Former No. 1 John McEnroe previously said he'd be interested in working with Murray, but McEnroe never was one to keep his emotions in check and would be the anti-Lendl.
Murray claims his negative thought-process does not hurt him in the long run, but if Mauresmo decides to leave, the Scot who is getting married to longtime fiancée Kim Sears this weekend, could be in the market for a coach closer to the style of a Bjorn Borg.
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