‘Referee Said He Couldn’t Do Anything’ – Andy Murray’s Mother, Judy Murray Recalls Horrific Incident as She Demands Safer Ways to Report Abuse

Judy Murray is an advocate of fairness and equality. Mother of Andy Murray, Judy has been connected to the sport for a pretty long time. A Scottish player herself, she coached Andy Murray, as well as captained the Britain Fed Cup team.

Recently, while speaking to a media house, Judy spoke about the importance of having a secure way of reporting abuse on tennis players. Elaborating on her point, she recalled an incident involving the abuse of a junior player at one of the major events.

Judy Murray recalls a terrifying coach-player incident
Judy Murray has been in the shoes of a coach for a long time. As a result, she is quite aware of the proceedings unfolding behind the scenes. Indulging in a conversation about abuse of players with a media house, Judy Murray recalled one such terrible incident

The incident involved a 13-year-old junior player being physically abused by her coach at a major event. Talking in continuation about the non-existence of a secure reporting channel, Murray said, “That’s one of the biggest problems. Who do you speak to? I once reported a coach-slash-father who had a junior player – a 13-year-old girl – by the throat against the outside back wall of a tennis venue at a major event.”