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Women need to net the top jobs

Former tennis pro Judy Murray on her sons’ns’ careers and why womenen have a tougher time in sport

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She’s one of the most famous mums in sport but Judy Murray is also an accomplish­ed athlete in her own right.

The mother of Andy and Jamie is a former internatio­nal tennis ace with an impressive 64 titles under her belt.

So who better to interview a string of top female athletes about the inequaliti­es that still exist in sport today and their own struggles with achieving greatness?

In new series Driving Force, Judy, 61, sits down with a host of legendary sportswome­n

– includingu­ding Dame Kelly Holmes, 50, Rebeccacca Adlington, 31, andd Victoria Pendleton,eton, 40 – to hearr all about their individual ndividual journeysey­s to the very topop of their chosen sports. s.

Here,re, the formerr Strictly competitor etitor openss up about how she’s experience­dienced her own struggles truggles with copingopin­g with fame, her sons and whyhy women in sportrt get a roughh ride.

 ??  ?? COURTING DAYS... Judy won 64 titles during her own tennis career
COURTING DAYS... Judy won 64 titles during her own tennis career
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Kelly Holmes and Rebecca Adlington
GUESTS... Kelly Holmes and Rebecca Adlington

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