Thursday 25 June 2015 16:07, UK
With Wimbledon around the corner, we take a look at the team behind Andy Murray as he tries to lift the trophy for a second time.
The British No 1 has made almost wholesale changes to his coaching team since triumphing at the All England Club in 2013.
While mum Judy and wife Kim will be familiar faces in the Murray box, Jonas Bjorkman will be a new addition and he will be joined by other members of Team Murray...
Amelie Mauresmo
Appointed as Murray’s coach ahead of the grass court season last year, former world No 1 Mauresmo will be working with the Scot again at Wimbledon this summer even though she is pregnant.
A Wimbledon winner herself, Mauresmo is expecting her first child in August and Murray paid tribute to her influence at the French Open this year.
“She was an excellent player but more importantly, her game style had a lot of variety - that is something I try to do too,” he said.
“And she is a very nice person, which is also important. So, so far so good.”
Jonas Bjorkman
The newest member of Team Murray, former world No 4 Bjorkman started working with the two-time Grand Slam champion as a coach in March.
Bjorkman was involved with the Swedish Davis Cup team after his retirement and is set to be Murray’s main coach for the US swing when Mauresmo is awaiting the birth of her child.
Judy Murray
Mum Judy has been in Andy’s corner from the beginning, coaching him as a youngster and supporting him enthusiastically on his route to becoming a top professional.
She is Britain’s Fed Cup captain, the brains behind a coaching initiative for young girls called Miss Hits and has been instrumental in Andy’s success.
Kim Murray
Last year she was Kim Sears, this time around she will be Kim Murray after the couple tied the knot in April.
Like Judy, Kim has been a passionate supporter of Andy’s for years and has been described by his mum as “the best thing to happen to Andy".
Kim’s dad is Nigel Sears, who has coached top women’s players including Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova, and she is also a painter, specialising in animal portraiture.
Happiness is not dictated by how well I do on a tennis court, it’s dictated by my wife, my friends and family, and the people I surround myself with...It is important that everyone gels together and the personalities fit.
Matt Little
A long-time member of the team, Little is an old friend of Murray’s and his fitness trainer.
He is also the lead strength and conditioning coach at the Lawn Tennis Association and helped Murray work on his speed earlier this year.
“I have been working a lot on my movement in the off-season and that isn’t something I have done much of over the last few years,” Murray said ahead of the Australian Open.
Mark Bender and Shane Annun
Nicknamed the "back whisperer" for his work on athletes with back troubles, Bender joined Team Murray in 2013 to become the British No 1’s physio.
At the start of 2014, following his back surgery, Murray said: "You want to be surrounded by the best people and I think he’s been excellent. He’s been great through this rehab process.
"The rest of (my entourage) need to take on board what I say and how I’m feeling and also what Mark is suggesting, because if they don’t, then things can go wrong pretty quickly."
Murray started working with Annun, another physio, after Wimbledon last year and says he is an "unbelievably nice guy".
Simon Fuller and Matt Gentry
Fuller has been Murray’s manager since 2009 and together they set up a management company, 77, in 2013.
The name of the company is inspired by Murray ending Great Britain’s 77-year wait for a men’s singles champion at Wimbledon.
Gentry has been Murray’s long-standing agent and is the managing director of 77.
Sir Alex Ferguson...?
An honorary member of Team Murray perhaps after watching his fellow Scot win his maiden Grand Slam at the US Open in 2012.
The former Manchester United manager was also in attendance at Wimbledon 2013, when Murray won the title.
Andy Murray was speaking to Sky Sports at the launch of his Under Armour kit for Wimbledon. For more information visit www.underarmour.com
