Andy Murray’s Mother Spills the Beans on a Saddening Reality as Tennis Players Become the Victims of Bettors’ Nasty Habits
Iga Swiatek has been vocal about the online hate that players receive for ages. During the French Open, the hate got intense, and authorities had to take digital measures to control the online abuse. But frustrated gamblers continued to spill the negativity. Swiatek had to request the press to take the players’ side to curb the hate together after defeating Marketa Vondrousova in the Cincinnati Open semi-final. Ons Jabeur, too, condemned the abuse and supported the Pole. Now, it is time for the mother of Andy Murray, Judy Murray, to confront the online hostility players receive.
Tennis coach Mrs. Murray never backs down from lending her voice to concerning issues. She did it once again; this time, the fierce coach made fearless, unfiltered, and lethal revelations.
The Scottish tennis coach advocates for players’ rights, especially women’s. On Monday, she launched her first fictional novel, ‘Wild Card,’ at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. During her book release, the former captain of the Billie Jean King Cup (now the Fed Cup) got candid on the threats that players receive from online gamblers.
According to The Daily Mail, Mrs. Murray shared her Fed Cup experience and revealed how young girls faced the heat of gamblers for losing even a set. When gamblers lose their money on a player losing a set they bet on, they react, and it is often a threat. The 64-year-old said, “If you are one of the players that have lost a bet for them by losing a match, the death threats and the abuse that comes through is horrifying.
