Andy Murray Cites Challenges in Split With His Coach, Her Gender Not Included

Photo Andy Murray in 2015 during a practice session with his former coach Amélie Mauresmo.ROME — Not long into Andy Murray’s first news conference since he parted ways with his coach, Amélie Mauresmo, he was asked if the end of their pairing was “a blow to the idea of women coaching men in tennis.”

In nearly two years with Mauresmo, the highest-profile female coach in tennis, Murray maintained a career-best ranking of No. 2, reached two Australian Open finals and nearly single-handedly led Britain to a Davis Cup title. So he did not agree with the premise of the question.

“I think it did work,” he said Tuesday at the Italian Open. “I mean, for two years, I think, the results that we had were…