JUDY MURRAY has urged people in Glasgow to call for better tennis facilities in the city.

The coach - and mum of Wimbledon winner Andy - spoke as she brought her Tennis on the Road scheme to Possilpark.

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Pupils from Keppoch Campus joined local would-be tennis coaches for a masterclass with world-renowned Judy.

Tennis on the Road focuses on training parents, carers, teachers and volunteers to bring the game to kids in deprived or remote areas of Scotland.

And Judy praised the city for its tennis efforts - but said Glasgow City Council should do more.

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She said: "The key is to have access to tennis courts so that children can play.

"There are no tennis courts in the north of the city and Glasgow really needs to put pressure on the council to reinstate the tennis courts in Maryhill Park because public courts are the answer to making sure we have young people playing the game.

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"Glasgow has done a great job in introducing tennis facilities around the city and the great thing about Glasgow is that the courts are free to access.

"But this really needs to be city-wide so that everyone has an equal chance."

Following a one-hour session where trainee coaches were given tips, pupils from Saracen Primary were then given tennis training.

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Hula hoops, bean bags, hurdles and cones - all in bright colours - were used to show youngsters tennis techniques they could pick up quickly.

Coaches were also shown how to engage young children and introduce the game in a way designed to make them keen to keep playing.

Judy and her fellow coach, Kris Soutar, demonstrated each move using tennis rackets and bean bags.

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Children from Saracen Primary, which forms Keppoch Campus along with St Teresa's and Broomlea schools, have been taking tennis lessons for the past few weeks with funding from social landlord NG Homes.

Teachers Amy Donachie and Sarah Hill were both on hand to watch their P3 and P4 classes take a masterclass from Judy.

Amy said: "We're never really done much tennis before. Because of the area the school is in the children don't really have much access to after school clubs or activities.

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"Some of the pupils said they were a bit nervous to play tennis and they thought it wasn't really a sport for them."

Sarah added: "Our pupils have really taken to it though and have very much enjoyed it.

"We explained who Judy was and that she's Andy's mum and some of them were quite starstruck but they've handled it very well."

Part of Judy's aim with Tennis on the Road is to hook young people into the sport and encourage them to keep playing.

And the Saracen pupils vowed to do exactly that.

Candice Henderson, in primary four, said: "My favourite thing about today was meeting a real tennis person and learning new tennis skills.

"This is the first time I've played tennis but I am going to keep playing at home. It's really fun and I don't want to stop."

Tennis on the Road uses games that Judy says she enjoyed playing with Jamie and Andy when they were little.

They use simple techniques with bean bags and rackets to build agility, balance and co-ordination.

Judy added: "Tennis is a bit of a difficult sport for people to start out in because it involves learning a lot of different skills.

"We take our roadshow into places where we wouldn't normally find tennis and make it sustainable by training coaches - teachers, parents, community group leaders - who can encourage the game from the top down.

"There's a buzz around tennis at the moment thanks o Jamie and Andy's success.

"I want to make sure that this incredible period of excitement and success is not going to waste."