Marion Bartoli knows Amélie Mauresmo even better than Andy Murray does, and she sees nothing but good in what has been a groundbreaking partnership for the French coach and the world No3, who is embracing his new-found feminism with the zeal of a convert.
Not that there is a misogynous bone in Murray’s battle-hardened body. However, as he comes to terms with the very real prospect of having to do without Mauresmo – perhaps permanently after the birth of her first child in August – his world would seem to be moving into yet another phase.