Andy Murray is not sure about Jonas Bjorkman 's dancing but is confident the Swede will prove a valuable addition to his coaching team . The 42-year-old is to join Murray for a trial week at some point in the next month with a view to working with the Scot on a permanent basis alongside his main coach Amelie Mauresmo . The exact timing of that week is up in the air because Bjorkman is currently competing on Let 's Dance , the Swedish version of Strictly Come Dancing . Andy Murray talks to his main coach Amelie Mauresmo during a training session in Indian Wells . The Scot , who could add Jonas Bjorkman to his team , practices his serve with coach Mauresmo watching on . Murray and Mauresmo take a moments rest during training ahead of Murray 's Indian Wells challenge . Murray , whose mother Judy was a high-profile contestant on the last series of the British show , told BBC Radio Five Live : ' I have n't seen him dance yet but apparently he 's one of the favourites to win so he must be all right . ' With Mauresmo only committed to working with Murray for 25 weeks a year , the world number four has made finding an additional coach a priority . The role had been filled under Ivan Lendl and then Mauresmo by his long-time friend Dani Vallverdu until the pair went their separate ways at the end of last season . The aim will be for Bjorkman to travel with Murray during the weeks when Mauresmo is unavailable , while they will also work together at certain times of the year . Murray said : 'We 've agreed for him to work with us for a week just to try and see how it goes . Normally when I 've started working with coaches I 've done that . ' I know him very well from when he played . He was one of the older guys when I came on the tour and he was very good to me . He 's a very nice person , good sense of humour . And he was an exceptional tennis player who made the most of his ability . Former world No 4 Jonas Bjorkman will join up with Team Murray for a trial week as assistant coach . ' A lot of Swedes turn out to be good coaches . They 've got a good mindset , they 're very calm individuals and extremely hard workers . Hopefully when we try it out together it works well . ' Bjorkman reached number four in the singles rankings and number one in doubles , winning nine grand slam titles . Since retiring in 2008 he has worked in the media , as a coach with Sweden 's Davis Cup team and behind the scenes at the ATP tournaments in Bastad and Stockholm . He becomes the latest Swede to take up a high-profile coaching role in men 's tennis after Magnus Norman , who guided Stan Wawrinka to the Australian Open title last year , and Roger Federer 's part-time mentor Stefan Edberg . Bjorkman agreed with Murray 's assessment of Swedish strengths but also said he hoped to bring energy and fun to training sessions . Andy Murray celebrates after securing victory for Great Britain against the USA in the Davis Cup in Glasgow . Recalling how he became friends with Murray , Bjorkman said : ' I always spent quite a lot of time around Tim ( Henman ) . 'When Andy came along , he was going to be the new superstar , I met him straight away and we connected well . 'He 's a great guy , great sense of humour . Both of us like to have a little bit of a trash talk , we are interested in other sports . The only negative was he beat me twice . But I 'm really looking forward to it . ' Bjorkman revealed he has been speaking to Mauresmo on the phone and believes they are singing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to Murray 's game . Andy Murray takes aim with a serve as he prepares for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells . 'It feels great , ' he said . ' I really like the way she believes Andy should play and how they 've been working . 'Andy 's in a great situation now , he played phenomenal tennis in Australia . The match against ( Tomas ) Berdych I believe was the best since his injury . He 's at his prime with his age and has some interesting years ahead of him . ' Murray and Mauresmo are currently in Indian Wells for the first Masters tournament of the season , where he will begin his campaign this weekend against Canadian Vasek Pospisil . The Scot , meanwhile , has also committed to playing at the ATP tournament in Washington in August as part of his build-up to the US Open . He reached the final on his only previous appearance nine years ago .
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