The time has to be now: Judy Murray backs LTA to take next step
In an interview to The Telegraph, Andy and Jamie Murray's mother, Judy, encouraged Great Britain to take advantage of the two players' successes and start making huge investments in facilities in order to encourage kids to start playing tennis. "The time has to be now," said Judy. "Whatever happens this year, Andy and Jamie won’t play forever, but we can make the most of what they’ve achieved and we can do that now. We need more public tennis courts, more indoor courts, and a much bigger tennis workforce to get more people playing the game – and that is how we should measure legacy. This is not about statues or new, branded tournaments. It’s about investing in people. The word ‘legacy’ is always spoken about with the right intentions across a range of sports, but I don’t want us to waste any more time talking about it – I want us to see action and delivery to make sure the legacy is realised and not left to wither after the boys’ playing careers have come to an end.”
The Lawn Tennis Association is aware of this matter and they assured they are trying to do their best in order to capitalize on the Murrays' successes. “This is time critical. We have a £15million commitment from LTA and Sport Scotland to provide more indoor facilities in Scotland and later this year we will be opening our GB National Academy in Stirling, but we need to look at all aspects of legacy. We are supportive of the work of Judy, Andy and Jamie Murray – and particularly Judy’s exciting plans to build a workforce from a base in Dunblane – but today is a statement of intent that we will step up the pace to get things done.”
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