Brodies takes tennis support into restart programme

Legal firm Brodies LLP has teamed up with the Judy Murray Foundation, to help get tennis enthusiasts and aspiring players safely back on court following the COVID-19 shutdown.

Brodies has in recent years supported the Brodies Invitational Tennis Tournament, which had to be cancelled this year due to the pandemic. Now it has worked with Judy Murray, who had the initial idea, to develop Back to Tennis with Brodies, a free resource designed to give tennis players, or those new to the sport, a series of fitness and skill-building exercises that can be done at home or as part of a fun and sociable class at clubs, parks and schools, while adhering to safe distancing guidelines. 

Scotland's tennis community, including Andy and Jamie Murray, have joined in to share some of their favourite exercises from their homes around the world. 

Back to Tennis with Brodies includes three 30-minute programmes, created and introduced by Judy Murray and posted on YouTube. The first two, which can be done by individuals or in a group, require only a racket and ball and each feature 20 different exercises. The third is for parents and grandparents to play together with children aged 6-10, and has 10 skill-building games which can be recreated using household objects, or delivered as a club, park or school session. 

Judy Murray commented: "I'm really excited about Back to Tennis with Brodies. You don't have to be a tennis player to benefit from the exercises, but those looking to get back on the court, or try tennis for the first time, can make sure their bodies are ready to meet the demands of tennis by following the exercises in the programme. I wanted it to be inclusive of all ages and stages, so we have designed two sessions that you can do yourself at home or as part of a fun, sociable group activity in a club, park or school and both take into account the safe distancing measures."

Andy Murray added: "There’s a huge opportunity for tennis to grow its numbers and attract new people into the game right now because it’s one of the first sports to open up. These three programmes are fun, free and inclusive so I hope they will encourage many more people to give tennis a go."

Brodies managing partner, Nick Scott, said: "Scotland is very fortunate to have an ambassador for sport like Judy. Her commitment to tennis at all levels and ability, and her mission to ensure that it is an inclusive sport is infectious, so it was our privilege to work with her once again to deliver this project. We hope that in getting Andy, Jamie and so many talented tennis players across Scotland involved that it will encourage people to take part in safe exercise and introduce more people to tennis."