By Chris Oddo | Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Andy Murray has no idea who is next coach will be, but the folks on Twitter are casting votes for a certain 18-time Grand Slam champion.
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If Andy Murray is in the market for a new coach, and Martina Navratilova is curious as to who the new coach will be, well, then, why not throw Navratilova's name into the name of possible candidates?
That was the question posed yesterday on Twitter, and believe it or not, a reply came from the 18-time Grand Slam champion by the end of the back-and-forth, and there were also a few comments from Andy Murray on the topic as well.
The speculation started here (we think, but you never can tell with such things).
Which led to this tweet by tennis journalist David Law :
And this reply from the greatest Wimbledon champion of all time:
Hmmm... where does that leave us now? Are we a mere handshake away from taking the celebrity player-coach dynamic in a new and exciting direction? It's not that women haven't coached men—and successful, highly-ranked men before—but the combined starpower and personality of a Murray-Martina pairing would certainly be a blockbuster pairing.
Murray weighed in on the subject during his press conference on Tuesday, and he had to following to say:
Q. (Regarding Martina Navratilova as a coach.) Given the influence of your mom, love for WTA tennis, is that something you would ever consider, having a woman coach at this stage?
ANDY MURRAY: I wouldn't say it's impossible to have a male or a female coach. I would pick the best coach for me and speak to the people that I thought could help my game the best, whether that's male or female.
My mom was obviously a big influence on my career. Also when I was growing up, Olga Morozova, she used to travel--she's a Russian ex-player, and she also coached quite a few players on the tour.
I used to love spending time on the court with her and traveling with her, as well. I haven't put much thought into anybody yet, so I don't know.