Andy Murray has served up a few changes to his support team at the end of the tennis season but there is one person who isn't going anywhere -- his new fiancée Kim Sears.
The British world No. 6 has popped the question to his
long-standing girlfriend, his management confirmed.
The good news for the 27-year-old Scot is that she said
aye, do!
Murray got himself into hot water in January with a spoof
tweet in reply to a fan's question saying he and Sears planned to marry after
Wimbledon.
Sears, who met Murray at the U.S. Open in 2005, answered
the speculation on the Twitter account she runs for the couple's dogs Maggie
May and Rusty.
"FYI, nobody is getting married. His tweets need a
sarcasm disclaimer," she responded.
It may be game, set and match in Murray's
love life but the 2013 Wimbledon champion has decided to split from coach Dani
Vallverdu and fitness trainer Jez Green.
"We sat down at the end of the season
and decided that a change would be best for all of us," Murray said on
this website.
"My off season training and Australian
Open preparations have already begun and I am very excited for the new
year."
There is still another woman in Murray's
life, however.
He will continue to work with French double
grand slam winner Amelie Mauresmo, who he appointed as his new coach in June.
Murray's engagement means three quarters of
the "Big Four" in the men's global game are now off the market.
World No.1 Novak Djokokovic married his long-standing
girlfriend Jelena Ristic after winning a second Wimbledon title this summer. The
couple announced the birth of their first child, a son Stefan, in October.
It was also a family focused year for Roger
Federer, whose wife Mirka gave birth to a second set of twins -- boys Leo and Lenny
-- in May.
If anything more double diaper trouble for
the Swiss 17-time grand slam champion seemed to bring an upswing in form.
The 33-year-old finished the season as the
world No.2 after winning the Davis Cup for the first time
with Switzerland.
Rafael Nadal has been dating childhood
sweetheart Xisca Perello, who is also from the Spanish island of Mallorca, for
more than eight years.
The question is will the world No. 3 now feel
any peer pressure to propose?
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