Though he didn't win a Grand Slam title while working with coach Amelie Mauresmo, Andy Murray believes the partnership was successful.

“It did work. For two years the results that we had were good,” Murray said. “Maybe unless I win a Grand Slam, then maybe ultimately that’s how people may judge whether it worked or not, but when she first came into the team, I was really struggling.”

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Talking to the media in Rome today a day after the third-ranked Scot confirmed his split with Mauresmo, he said the Hall of Famer helped him snap out of a slump.

“When she came on board, my results actually really picked up,” Murray said. “I mean, for me, the time we spent together was positive. It’s just a shame I wasn’t able to win one of the major events, because that’s what both of us wanted.

“Roger (Federer) stopped working with Stefan Edberg at the end of last year because Stefan Edberg wanted to spend more time with his family. ... No one sort of batted an eyelid about that.”

Mauresmo, who gave birth to her first child, son Aaron, last August, took a break from coaching Murray last year. In her absence, Jonas Bjorkman served as interim coach. Mauresmo said adhering to Murray's busy travel schedule was a challenge after becoming a new mom.

Murray said he hopes the split will not deter other men from hiring women coaches in the future.

"So, in my opinion, it’s nothing to do with Amelie being a woman,” Murray said. “It’s the case of it takes a lot of time to do the job well and properly. It’s not easy to do that for four, five years in a row.”

The two-time Grand Slam champion said he is not yet considering a new coach.

“I haven’t really thought too much about a new coach,” Murray said. “It’s something that I will speak to my team about over the next few weeks and try and find something that works. I want it to work long term, so I will take that into consideration as well."