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Judy Murray
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I am one of those seemingly rare people who really like Andy and Judy Murray. But I was baffled by Judy's performance on Strictly on Saturday. She's a fiercely competitive woman, fit as a fiddle, got a good brain, has been practising for weeks with a top pro (Anton), yet she was truly pathetic. Worse than the worst from Fiona Phillips, John Sergeant, Kate Garraway, etc, from previous series. In tennis, pros sometimes throw matches they should win but don't want to - it's called Tanking. From her first appearance on the launch show, Judy has looked like she's regretted singing up, so I'm wondering if she's tanking. I'd find it harder to believe that Mr du Beke would risk his reputation by not teaching her properly. But it didn't add up to me. You?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think she's surprised at just how far out of her comfort zone the show has taken her, and is unable to let go of her crippling embarrassment. I like her too, and can't imagine that she'd ever appear bad at something on purpose. Anton is the ideal partner, so maybe she'll loosen up as the weeks go on; otherwise , it's curtains.
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I quite like her too, especially since seeing some of the strictly interviews she's done. I just get the feeling that she's got no dancing ability, combined with being embarrassed/not being able to 'let go'. Just because she's good at tennis or any other sport, doesn't make her automatically a good dancer, regardless of competitiveness.
I also wonder if it's all been a lot more difficult for her than she imagined it would be, every aspect of it. Perhaps she thought it was all going to be 'fun', and it's not.
I also wonder if it's all been a lot more difficult for her than she imagined it would be, every aspect of it. Perhaps she thought it was all going to be 'fun', and it's not.
I suspect that Anton gets the likely also rans for two reasons. he's very gentlemanly and doesn't "need the win" like some of the younger less established dancers. He also has a very busy Christmas (he's at the Albert Hall this year) so it suits him to be eliminated early. Realistically, he's unlikely to win. he's not as athletic as most if not all of the younger male dancers, he's also considerably older than them, (age 48) I'd like to see him get a presenting role in strictly. He's so funny wen interviewed.