Marion Bartoli believes Amelie Mauresmo is the 'perfect' person to help Andy Murray cope with the pressure of defending his Wimbledon title. Murray took the tennis world by surprise by appointing Mauresmo, a former Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, as his coach after the French Open. Initially the deal is only for the grass-court season but both are hoping it will extend beyond that. All smiles: Marion Bartoli believes Amelie Mauresmo (left) is the perfect person to help Andy Murray (right) The partnership did not get off to the best start with Murray's third-round loss to Radek Stepanek at Queen's Club, but their focus from the start will have been Wimbledon.
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Marion Bartoli says Amelie Mauresmo is the perfect person for Andy Murray
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Murray hired Mauresmo as his coach for this grass-court season
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Mauresmo was Bartoli's coach when she won Wimbledon last year
With Mauresmo in her corner, Bartoli went on to become one of the most surprising champions in @placeholder's long history.
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