Judy Murray
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"Judith "Judy" Murray" is a Scottish people/Scottish tennis coach and current captain of the Great Britain Fed Cup team/British Fed Cup team. She is also the mother of professional tennis players, Jamie Murray/Jamie and Andy Murray.

Murray was born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland, the daughter of Roy Erskine, an optician and former footballer who had played for Stirling Albion in the 1950s, and his wife, Eileen Shirley (née Edney). She says that growing up, there were no indoor courts in Scotland, so she played tennis in the summer and badminton in the winter. She won 64 titles in Scotland during her junior and senior career, and decided to have a go at the professional tour in around 1976. Murray gave up the idea of competing professionally as she was homesick and was robbed in Barcelona. However, she had played against players such as Debbie Jevans and Mariana Simionescu. Murray claims that her playing style did not have any big shots but she was quick around the court and read the game well. She thus decided to go to Edinburgh University studying French and German before switching German in favour of business studies and represented Great Britain at the 1981 World Student Games. She began coaching and was the initial coach for both her sons before handing over the reins as their professional careers bloomed.

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I started making sandwiches with the group eight years ago. When I missed a week and came back, they told me I was in charge of getting the bread and bologna.

There were some great points in the match, and it was very encouraging for a young rookie. There are still so many things in his game he can improve on, but he's learning all the time.

It's all thanks to John. He told me to attack the lines and he was right. When Mark told me to do it I didn't have any belief in him because, well because he never got past the first round of any tournament he ever entered.