Read our Privacy noticeIn a roundabout way, Judy Murray has Strictly Come Dancing to thank for her new chapter as a novelist. “Being in the public eye, there’s a lot of pressure to deal with, even if it’s assumed pressure. He is, Murray explains, “probably a potted version” of various sporting figures she’s encountered throughout her long career (not that she’s naming names). Her first novel The Wild Card used Wimbledon as a backdrop, as Murray knows the competition “like the back of my hand”. Judy Murray will be in conversation with The Independent’s Ellie Harrison at the Henley Literary Festival on 12 October; tickets available here