Corretja to stay as Murray's coach

London: Andy Murray says he will remain with temporary coach Alex Corretja for the first half of 2011.

The former second-ranked Corretja took over the job after Murray split with Miles Maclagan in July.

In a statement released Monday on his personal website, the 23-year-old Murray says "the current coaching setup, with both Alex Corretja and Dani Vallverdu, will continue into the first half of next year."

Corretja, who was twice a finalist at the French Open, became a part-time coach of Murray in 2008, helping the Scottish player for the clay-court season that year.

Vallverdu is the No. 4-ranked Murray's friend and occasional doubles partner.

Murray says he will not be rushed into appointing a permanent coach.