# Judy Murray questions guiding sons into elite tennis amid costs of youth sport

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judy-murray-if-id-known-then-what-i-know-now-i-wouldnt-have-got-my-boys-into-elite-tennis/
- Published: 2026-11-04T19:40:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T19:53:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16266071/Judy-Murray-Id-known-know-wouldnt-got-boys-elite-tennis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Sport, Tennis, World

## Key points

- Elite individual sport can place a heavy burden on parents.
- Judy Murray says state school sport has declined.
- She backs sustained investment in primary school PE.

## Summary

Judy Murray said that, with what she knows now, she might not have encouraged sons Andy and Jamie into elite tennis. Speaking at a discussion on girls’ and women’s sport in Edinburgh, she highlighted how much individual sports can demand from parents in time, effort and money.

Murray contrasted this with team sports, where clubs often organise training, fixtures and equipment. She also warned that sport in state schools has declined over the past two decades, while more screen time is contributing to sedentary lives. She questioned where future Scottish elite athletes will come from and suggested that £20 million spent on a one-off Summer of Sport initiative could instead fund specialist PE teachers in every primary school.

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