John McEnroe picked his words carefully as he considered Amelie Mauresmo’s tenure as Andy Murray’s coach but his sentiments were clear. ‘I would not call it a roaring success, that would be the simplest way of putting it,’ said the American as he assessed the first five months of the pair’s groundbreaking arrangement. ‘That doesn’t mean that it shouldn’t be given more time. When I played Ivan (Lendl) recently he said that for these things it needs a year or two. So if that’s true you’ve got to give her more time — if people believe that.’ Andy Murray looks dejected as he loses in straight sets against Roger Federer on Thursday night
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John McEnroe says he would not call the partnership a 'roaring success'
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Andy Murray was beaten 6-0, 6-1 by Roger Federer on Thursday night
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Novak Djokovic secured the year-end world No 1 ranking on Friday
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Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka both progressed to the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena
Murray will not be watching if he takes @placeholder’s advice to rest after the rigours of qualifying for the O2, which probably contributed to some flat performances.