"I don't care about the gender": Lucas Pouille calls for more women coaches in men's tennis citing successful Mauresmo stint

French tennis player Lucas Pouille has stated that he has no problem with the gender of his coach. The 30-year-old worked with Amelie Mauresmo, who also worked with the former world number one Andy Murray in the past, in the 2019 season.

While working with Mauresmo, Murray had a relatively successful time from 2014 to 2016 as he lifted two ATP 1000 titles in Madrid and Montreal. Pouille had a relatively successful time working with Mauresmo as he produced his best outing in a Grand Slam as he played in the semifinal of the Australian Open in 2019 where he lost to Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic in straight sets with a score of 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.

Pouille has recently spoken to Clay where he stated that Mauresmo was the right coach for him. The former world number 10 was of the opinion that he has no problem with the gender of the coach and that his primary objective has been to hire someone who can help him improve his game. Pouille also remains optimistic that there will be more women coaches working in men’s tennis in the near future.

"I don't know why it's not common,” he said. “For me it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. It's only about knowledge, and for me, Amelie was the right person at that time. She brought something extra to my tennis. I don't care about the gender of the members of my work team. I just want people who are able to bring me good things to my game, to my career, positive energy and positive mindset. A winning mindset. Amelie had everything, so for me she was definitely the right coach. Maybe we'll see more and more women coming soon. "But it's true that on the opposite way doesn't happen like that. In the WTA Tour there are a lot of men coaching women, but not a lot of women coaching men, so maybe that will change.”