Andy Murray: Our Daughter’s First Opponent
Our daughter is called Phoebe - she was five when she played her first match - and it was against Andy Murray!
We were invited up to Scotland as part of Judy Murray’s outstanding Set4Sport programme which showed how you can start little ones on a pathway to tennis through fun activities. The kind of things she used to set up for Andy and Jamie.
Beccy, Phoebe, Stanley (2) and Ned (in his Mum’s tum) were welcomed by Judy Murray and the team and they had set up different stations to try different fun drills on.
One of the stations was a game which I love playing to this day - balloon tennis! A brilliant way to develop co-ordination skills in a fun way and a great game for those starting out on their tennis journey. All you need is a balloon, a little bit of space and the fun can begin.
And who would Phoebe go head-to-head with? Andy Murray. You can see Phoebe in action in the blue t-shirt - and keep an eye out for 2 year old Stan running into a net post - bump! Why not give balloon tennis a go? Fun for all ages…
Be amazing if you could visit my podcast and give it a Follow! The one with Tom Rushby talks about what it was like to play dubs with Andy Murray at Junior Wimbledon. Just visit My Tennis Journey on Spotify.
