Heather Watson's partnership with Judy Murray not permanent

British No 2 Heather Watson is loving working with Judy Murray at the Australian Open but insists the partnership will not be made permanent.

Watson, ranked 53rd in the world, is being coached by the mother of Andy and Jamie on an interim basis in Melbourne after she split with Argentinian Diego Veronelli last month as he wanted to spend more time with his family.

The duo have worked together before in the Fed Cup, where Murray is British captain, but this is the first time they have linked up one-to-one.

"It's great. This is as close as I've ever worked with Judy and I'm absolutely loving it," Watson said. "I feel like I've learned a lot. She's so easy to get along with and also on court I feel like I'm improving as well.

"We've been doing a lot on moving forward, coming to the net a lot. I feel like in my matches I am coming to the net a lot more than usual. Then we do all the tactical stuff as well.

"I am absolutely loving working with Judy but it is not going to be a full-time thing. She has got loads and loads of other commitments - she is a busy lady."

Watson continues to search for a permanent coach but is in no rush having gone solo for around six months prior to appointing Veronelli and Murray will likely be in the coaches box for her Australian Open first round on Monday, when she goes up against Hungarian Timea Babos.

The pair know each other well having come through the youth ranks at similar times and also played junior doubles together, but it was Babos who won their last encounter, a tight three-set match in Cincinnati last year.

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