Taylor Townsend bashes Stephens coach
The US tennis scene is grumbling. The focus: Kamau Murray, coach of Sloane Stephens.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Nov 07, 2019, 07:45 pm
Blind trust is probably one of the basic requirements for any functioning relationship. That goes for the real life as well as for the no less real on the tennis court. A player should be able to trust that her coach will be open and honest with her. In the case of Kamau Murray, questions have arisen in this regard in the context of the US Open, which have been reiterated by Taylor Townsend in the past few days in an intensified form.
As a reminder: Murray had looked after the separation of Sloane Stephens in the summer of 2019 Monica Puig. According to reports, the Olympic champion of 2016, however, had informed that he could not travel with her to the US Open. Because he's just about to do something else. Which was also true: At the last Grand Slam tournament of the year Murray coached again his former protégé Stephens. Monica Puig was not happy about that.
Monica Puig as a victim
But Taylor Townsend, who made it to the knockout round of last year's knockout round at Simone Halep at this year's US Open, is in trouble with Kamau Murray. He was mentioned in a broadcast of a US club as coach of Townsend. What they did not want to leave that way. "Zina Garrison was my main trainer from 2013 to March 2019. I did not want to go public in the past because I was hoping to get the Kamau Murray thing straight out of the world. But now I will not be quiet anymore while he continues his lies. "
"I never gave Kamau my permission to use my name for his business." And also the matter with Monica Puig brought Talyor Townsend once again on the tableau. "I can no longer see him continuing to deceive professional and up-and-coming players, sponsors, and the tennis community and credit for things he has not done. Monica Puig has recently become a victim of his distractions. "