Judy Murray hits back at public scrutiny after being branded ‘a nightmare pushy parent’

The nature of sport breeds competitiveness, and that’s something that Judy Murray knows all about. She has received years of public scrutiny for supporting her two sons, Andy who won Wimbledon in 2013 and seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie, on the international tennis circuit.

The nature of sport breeds competitiveness, and that’s something that Judy Murray knows all about. She has received years of public scrutiny for supporting her two sons, Andy who won Wimbledon in 2013 and seven-time Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie, on the international tennis circuit.

But she pointed out that if she had been a father there to support her kids, the reaction would have been very different.

“If I’d been a dad doing the same thing, it would have been seen as so supportive,” she said in a new interview.

“Whereas I was a nightmare pushy parent, blah blah blah.