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A new UK-wide campaign to promote gender equality in tennis has just launched – and coach and former Great Britain Fed Cup captain Judy Murray is right behind it.

Murray, a strong supporter of women in tennis, is running ‘She Rallies’ in partnership with the Lawn Tennis Association, which aims to encourage more girls into tennis by providing more female coaches.

Girl gang. Me and my #SheRallies ambassadors after long day training at @DavidLloydUK Shady Lane. Thats not a typo ? pic.twitter.com/LKlfhrZpLy

— judy murray (@JudyMurray) February 4, 2017

The project launched last weekend with a conference in Birmingham attended by key figures from sport and business – and Murray urged them to get behind the scheme’s objectives.

@BritishTennis SE #SheRallies Ambassadors with Queen Bee @JudyMurray at the helm!! “Be the change you want to be” – we're ready ??? pic.twitter.com/w5QDTTGAur

— Jo Ward (@Jo_Ward33) February 6, 2017

“We have now trained a team of female ambassadors to go out and empower women and girls to play, compete and deliver tennis,” Murray told the audience.

“This is our first step to addressing the gender imbalance in our sport.”

The Fed Cup gets underway this week – and the WTA players are enjoying getting together with their compatriots.

Kristina Mladenovic and her France teammates Alizé Cornet and Pauline Parmentier posed alongside captain Yannick Noah after their press conference.

Le #TeamFranceTennis en conférence de presse “pre-draw”.Ensemble! @FedCup @KikiMladenovic @ppauline86 @alizecornet @NoahYannick pic.twitter.com/OMzbDi4R7J

— FFT (@FFTennis) February 8, 2017

Mladenovic, fresh from her win in St. Petersburg last week, lifted the Hopman Cup last month alongside Richard Gasquet.

The France squad were speaking to the media ahead of their tie against Switzerland.

#predraw #pressconference #FRA “It will be an interesting tie against Switzerland” @KikiMladenovic @FedCup pic.twitter.com/ysg95bYz1S

— Swiss Tennis (@swiss_tennis) February 8, 2017

Meanwhile, Anita Husaric tweeted a picture of the Bosnia and Herzegovina players on court as they prepared to take on Croatia.

Ready and excited about our first match tomorrow against Croatia! ???? #fedcup #teambih pic.twitter.com/Kabc0h66oB

— Anita Husaric (@AnitaHusaric) February 7, 2017

And Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty were pleased to know they weren’t expected to take on Ukraine on this particular court.

No, the #FedCup tie Aus v Ukraine is not being held on this tennis court @caseydellacqua & @ashbar96 #snowbunnies pic.twitter.com/1hZceDWym1

— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) February 7, 2017