Exclusive: Andy Murray praised by mum Judy for 'consistently' speaking up for women's tennis

Judy Murray is proud of her son Andy Murray for continuing to be an ally for women’s tennis and believes “it makes a big difference to people listening”. Speaking to Eurosport at the WTA’s 50th anniversary celebrations at London’s Millennium Gloucester Hotel on Friday, Judy discussed how Andy has become a consistent voice supporting female tennis players.

Ad “I think it’s really important for tennis to have a male ally in someone like Andy, who has been at the top of the game, won the biggest prizes in tennis, and speaking on behalf of women,” said Judy, who is a WTA ambassador, an experienced coach and a former Billie Jean King Cup captain for Great Britain. WimbledonMurray would prefer to avoid top seeds in Wimbledon opener after Rune loss28/06/2023 AT 20:22 “He is a huge student of the game in general, but he’s also a student of the women’s side of the game.

So if you ask him a question about any of the top female players, he’ll give you a rundown on what they’ve won, what they’ve not won, how they play, etcetera etcetera. Because he watches a lot of women’s tennis on TV.” Andy Murray has spoken out on various issues faced by women athletes, including sexism, the gender pay gap and other examples of inequality.

When he hired French former world No.1 Amelie Mauresmo to be his coach back in 2014, he was appalled by the excessive scrutiny she faced each time he lost, which he felt was way more than any of his previous male coaches had ever experienced. “Have I become a feminist? Well, if being a feminist is about fighting so that a woman is treated like a man then yes, I suppose I have,” he wrote in a column he penned for L’Equipe in 2015.