[Ash86]

Murray gave an interesting interview to the BBC in which he opened up about the departure of Dani Vallverdu and Jez Green. Definitely doesn't seem like the split was that amicable - see 0:50 sec mark - says that "we chatted at the end of the year and it was clear that we had completely different views on how I should be doing things and who I should be working with". Also that "if you have a disagreement about how things should be working and people aren't going to be flexible with that then you gotta go in a different direction and I'm very happy with the team I've got".

Really think he's quite harsh to the team that helped him get 2 slams and an olympic medal. Asked if it will be strange not having important parts of the team anymore (people that were close friends and he hung out with) he said (1:30 mark) that he didn't think that was the case and that the "last 4/5 months of last year we weren't working that closely together, the atmosphere within the team wasn't very good and therefore ultimately it impacts on the results and performances on court".

Sounds very much like Green and Vallverdu were against the Mauresmo appointment (as reported by GB press) and Murray chose Mauresmo over them. That may be the right decision or it may not be - but sad to see he didn't have kinder words for 2 longtime team members.

 

[Illusive Man]

INB4 polarisgalaxy

We'll see, but IMO, this was the wrong decision. It will end up hurting Murray's career in the long run.

 

[Chris Kuerten]

Murray is a joke who abandoned his friends because his mom pressured him into hiring Mauresmo, so he would be known as a heroic role model.

 

[james_von05]

Dani was expecting that he will take over as a head coach... that's how I see it.

 

[DDRickyDD]

Green and Vallerdu probably told him he was finished, but Murray couldn't take it, so sacked them.

 

[sammy01]

I think it was time for a change for him but I don't think Momo is/was the right change.

Also Jez and Dani were surely richly rewarded for helping with those slam wins, it is not like Murray was the only one who gained out of them.

 

[SheepleBuster]

Murray is a joke who abandoned his friends because his mom pressured him into hiring Mauresmo, so he would be known as a heroic role model.

more like his PR agency ... it has been a great move. All the white knights and women wannabes are now in Andy's corner. I just can't hate Mauresmo though. She is such a sweet person. It's bittersweet for me attacking her for something that is not her fault. I think she should have coached Gasquet. Language, ... style .. more helpful for him

 

[DavisCup2014]

It's ridiculous to suggest that Murray should show loyalty over advancing his stuttering career, at the end of the day he's the boss and what he says and wants goes, who the hell do these other 2 think they are to be getting their feathers up about Andy wanting to do something to better his game? it's not like he was threatening to sack them for Mauresmo and he never showed the blatant disrespect that, for example, Berdych did last year when he was courting all kinds of new coaches whilst Krupa is still coaching him (maybe Berdych and Valverdu are match made in heaven), some people just got a bit too big for their station, felt a bit threatened and Murray did absolutely the right thing by getting rid.

 

[Whiznot]

Andy Murray will never win another slam unless he goes full Renee Richards and joins the WTA.

 

[redshift]

It's ridiculous to suggest that Murray should show loyalty over advancing his stuttering career, at the end of the day he's the boss and what he says and wants goes, who the hell do these other 2 think they are to be getting their feathers up about Andy wanting to do something to better his game? it's not like he was threatening to sack them for Mauresmo and he never showed the blatant disrespect that, for example, Berdych did last year when he was courting all kinds of new coaches whilst Krupa is still coaching him (maybe Berdych and Valverdu are match made in heaven), some people just got a bit too big for their station, felt a bit threatened and Murray did absolutely the right thing by getting rid.

Completely agree. Murray looks like a reasonable person outside of the courts.

 

[Mountaindewslave]

It's ridiculous to suggest that Murray should show loyalty over advancing his stuttering career, at the end of the day he's the boss and what he says and wants goes, who the hell do these other 2 think they are to be getting their feathers up about Andy wanting to do something to better his game? it's not like he was threatening to sack them for Mauresmo and he never showed the blatant disrespect that, for example, Berdych did last year when he was courting all kinds of new coaches whilst Krupa is still coaching him (maybe Berdych and Valverdu are match made in heaven), some people just got a bit too big for their station, felt a bit threatened and Murray did absolutely the right thing by getting rid.

don't be silly, all logic points to Dani/Jez being a lot more helpful to Andy's game and mindset than Mauresmo has been. I say give her a chance but in reality she didn't exactly to a great job with him for half of last season or whatever
I disagree with some people, in the sense that I don't believe that Murray is as easy to work with as some make it out to seem. with the amount he curses and complains to himself on court sometimes, it seems far from that

all we know with certain is that Dan/Jez helped Murray during periods in which he won slams and did fantastically. to how much of a part they had in that I'm not sure, although Lendl claims that Dani was as much help as he was and should be credited for a large portion of Murray's success

we know little of how Mauresmo works and certainly to this point have no clue if she is a good coach or not

naturally I think it does make sense to consider the possibility that Andy is making the wrong decisions for himself and his career. its fine, he's his own boss, but all the same you're being immature (or you're just not knowledgable) if you think there is any specific possible reason that Mauresmo automatically would be 'good' for Murray. nothing about her career speaks volumes about her being especially rad in one department

its kind of frustrating to say, but I'm not even sure if him hiring a female coach wasn't PARTIALLY to make a statement about feminism or whatever to make his GF and mom happy. maybe his team and Dani/Jez weren't happy because lately Murray seems more concerned with social opinions than playing the game. until the results start coming in then it will be tough to say they were the problem and she wasn't

as a coach, to some degree, you need to prove yourself. Jez/Dani proved themselves in the past

 

[ReturnAce]

Andy Murray will never win another slam unless he goes full Renee Richards and joins the WTA.

Amazing

Renée Richards (born August 19, 1934) is an American ophthalmologist, author and former professional tennis player. In 1975, Richards underwent sex reassignment surgery. She was denied entry into the 1976 US Open by the United States Tennis Association, citing an unprecedented women-born-women policy. She disputed the ban, and the New York Supreme Court ruled in her favor in 1977. This was a landmark decision in favor of transsexual rights. Through her fight to play tennis as a woman, she challenged gender roles and became a role model and spokesperson for the transgender community.

 

[MurrayWizard]

If Dani and Jez were causing tension in the team because they couldn't accept that Murray wanted Momo in the team then that is their problem and they should have expected to be dropped. Murray doesn't need the extra aggro coming from two people who are supposed to be his friends during the hardest year of his career. I like and respect them both immensely, but if what Murray said is 100% true, good riddance.

 

[passingshotDTL]

To me it sounds like Dani expected to be the new head coach after Lendl left (perhaps understandably, given how long he'd been with Andy and how much work he'd done over the years). Andy gave him a chance to play that role, unofficially, but it didn't work out. When Andy then hired a new coach, Dani couldn't go back to playing second fiddle, and when he left he took Jez with him. I don't think it was some huge gender-related thing - I think it had much more to do with differences in how Andy & Dani saw the natural progression of their professional relationship.

But this is all guesses. I doubt we'll ever know exactly what happened, and it's not our business anyway.

 

[MurrayWizard]

don't be silly, all logic points to Dani/Jez being a lot more helpful to Andy's game and mindset than Mauresmo has been. I say give her a chance but in reality she didn't exactly to a great job with him for half of last season or whatever
I disagree with some people, in the sense that I don't believe that Murray is as easy to work with as some make it out to seem. with the amount he curses and complains to himself on court sometimes, it seems far from that

all we know with certain is that Dan/Jez helped Murray during periods in which he won slams and did fantastically. to how much of a part they had in that I'm not sure, although Lendl claims that Dani was as much help as he was and should be credited for a large portion of Murray's success

we know little of how Mauresmo works and certainly to this point have no clue if she is a good coach or not

naturally I think it does make sense to consider the possibility that Andy is making the wrong decisions for himself and his career. its fine, he's his own boss, but all the same you're being immature (or you're just not knowledgable) if you think there is any specific possible reason that Mauresmo automatically would be 'good' for Murray. nothing about her career speaks volumes about her being especially rad in one department

its kind of frustrating to say, but I'm not even sure if him hiring a female coach wasn't PARTIALLY to make a statement about feminism or whatever to make his GF and mom happy. maybe his team and Dani/Jez weren't happy because lately Murray seems more concerned with social opinions than playing the game. until the results start coming in then it will be tough to say they were the problem and she wasn't

as a coach, to some degree, you need to prove yourself. Jez/Dani proved themselves in the past

You are being immature and clearly know nothing. Since when did being a good coach come down to your past successes on the tour. Toni Nadal was never a pro, just a tennis club coach and he's made Nadal the player he is today, and Nadal has stuck with him. Severin Luthi and Magnus Norman also didn't have notable success on the tour and they have contributed massively in the careers of Federer and Wawrinka respectively.

 

[norwood_10]

Admittedly I was surprised Mauresmo came in at the time she did because the best tennis he played in 2014 was Roland Garros, let down by mysteriously poor fitness against Kohli, Monfils and subsequently the Nadal semi final and I wonder if that had much to do with Jez going. He was running out of gas alarmingly quickly not only in RG but in the USO quarter final with Djokovic he had nothing more to give after set 3.

Perhaps he needed a change from his general training schedule. I await to see how he plays, I didn't see Hopman or any exo matches so haven't a clue how he's playing but if his first serve has any power on it that's the most important sign as to whether he'll be able to threaten for any tournaments MS or higher.

 

[passingshotDTL]

You are being immature and clearly know nothing. Since when did being a good coach come down to your past successes on the tour. Toni Nadal was never a pro, just a tennis club coach and he's made Nadal the player he is today, and Nadal has stuck with him. Severin Luthi and Magnus Norman also didn't have notable success on the tour and they have contributed massively in the careers of Federer and Wawrinka respectively.

Um, I totally agree with you on Toni Nadal and Luthi, but I don't think being a Grand Slam finalist and former world #2 counts as not having "notable success on the tour". That's pretty notable to me.

 

[MurrayWizard]

Um, I totally agree with you on Toni Nadal and Luthi, but I don't think being a Grand Slam finalist and former world #2 counts as not having "notable success on the tour". That's pretty notable to me.

I was using Mountain's rates of success against them. Apparently being a former World No. 1 and two time Slam champion isn't notable enough...

 

[Johnny Groove]

Ego, nothing more, it seems. Besides, it wasn't Valverdu or Green who helped him ultimately reach the top, it was Lendl.

Murray then had a few months after Lendl left and before Momo came on where Valverdu was the guy and clearly Murray didn't like what was going on so he had to make a change.

 

[SheepleBuster]

AO is Murray's last stand ... if he loses to a Bulgarian, I wouldn't be surprised if he announces he hears animals, or some weird s*** to deflect criticism yet again.