PLAYING for Grand Slam titles, not playing the gender card, is what excites Amelie Maursemo about coaching defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray.
Murray on Monday appointed the French former world No.1 as coach for his grass-court season, which starts at Queen's this week.
"It's not really interesting for me, this part of the story, to be honest," Mauresmo told reporters in Paris when asked about the dynamics of a woman coaching a top-10 men's player.
"All I'm interested in is to be able to help him in his goals. He wants to win more Grand Slams."
Mauresmo, who admitted she was surprised when Murray approached her, said they would reassess the arrangement after Wimbledon, but she was reluctant to travel with him full-time.
"If it's half-time, half a year, that's not bad," Mauresmo said.
"Yes, it will change a little bit my life and my retirement. But I'm passionate. I'm passionate about this sport. I love challenges.
Andy Murray will join forces with Amelie Mauresmo for the start of the grass-court season. Source: AFP
"I guess I like to put myself on the line at some point and see what I can do."
Murray said during the French Open, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, he had no qualms about appointing a woman as coach.
"I don't really care whether some of the other male players like it or not," he said last week.
"I was coached by my mum for a long time. I have had her around at tournaments for a long time.
"There has been ex-players and stuff that have said, 'oh, your mum shouldn't be around or she shouldn't come and support you or come to watch'.
"It's silly. Everyone is entitled to have the team around them that they want.
"Some men might not work well with a female. Some men might work well with a female coach. It's just whatever your preference is and whatever your needs are."
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