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Judy Murray: More needs to be done to protect athletes from abuses of power

The mother of Wimbledon tennis stars Andy and Jamie Murray discusses the abuse of power in sport.

More needs to be done to protect sportswomen from the abuse of power from coaches and other key figures in their professional life, Judy Murray has said.

While the tennis coach, and mother of Wimbledon stars Andy and Jamie Murray, welcomed measures taken within the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) – which recently appointed a director of safeguarding in an increased effort to protect professional athletes from predatory coaches – she said further action is needed in the industry as a whole.

I think it’s up to all of the individual governing bodies to have someone in that head of safeguarding role that, whether you’re a coach, a parent, a player or in sports science, when you see something or if something happens to you, you know that that’s the group you go to, that’s the person you speak to, it will be treated in confidence but there will be action taken from it,” Murray told PA Media.

“I think we’ve all seen a lot of brushing under the carpet over the years. And often you don’t know who to go to, and even if you do go to someone, you’re concerned: ‘Is it going to affect my selection for the team or my funding?’”

The former Scottish No 1 player and long-time coach, 63, was speaking while promoting her debut novel, The Wild Card.