The Great British Tennis Weekend is a campaign set up by the LTA to encourage more people to pick up the sport. This campaign began back in 2013 and has seen clubs across the country providing free open days to thousands of people. No matter what age the Great British Tennis Weekend aims to… Read More Great British Tennis Weekend
Active Sunderland is an initiative set up by Sunderland City Council to help get the people of the city more involved in sport and exercise. Active Sunderland brings together the cities sports groups and its residents into one Community Sports Network, in a bid to make the city a place where it is easy for… Read More Active Sunderland: How it can help
The North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club was founded back in 2010 by coach Wendy Glasper. The club is here to give blind and visually impaired people the chance to pick up and participate in the sport. The club is involved in events around the community and has worked with the LTA and The Tennis… Read More North East Visually Impaired Tennis Club
A standard tennis court is 78 feet long and 27 feet wide for singles and 36 for doubles. The lines on the court indicate if the ball lands in or out of play which decides if a point is awarded. In singles, if the ball is hit outside of the narrowest set of lines… Read More Tennis Rules: The Court
After offering four of the most unique, entertaining and amazing shots produced in tennis in a Twitter poll the results are in. The four shots in the running were Roger Federer’s hot dog shot at the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, Dustin Brown’s slice drop shot during his entertaining match with Nick Kyrgios at… Read More What a winner: Best Shot Result
Depending on the form of tennis being played the length of the match will vary. Standard tennis is played to best of five sets for the men and best of three sets for the women. To win a set a player must win six games and also win by two games. Winning a game… Read More Tennis Rules: The Scoring
Tennis elbow This injury occurs when the muscles and tendons in the forearm, near the elbow joint have been overused. A common injury in tennis due to the action required to make a shot, this often needs the elbow joint to work overtime throughout the course of a match. This can lead to pain in… Read More Most Common Tennis Injuries
After 15 months suspended Maria Sharapova returned to action in April, the ban occurred when the Russian tested positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open. Upon her return, Sharapova was handed a wildcard at the Porsche Grand Prix event in Stuttgart, Germany. This immediate return has split opinions across the sport with her rivals… Read More Are drugs bans harsh enough?
When playing tennis, a player wants to be as comfortable as possible and a big part of this is their shirt. It needs to be breathable and fit well, not being too tight as this would constrict movement but also not being too baggy as this would get in the way. With that in… Read More On a Budget: Shirts
To play tennis comfortably and safely a player needs to have the right footwear on, the surface the player is on can also make a big difference to the choice of shoe as clay, grass and hard courts all act differently when a player runs on them. The one consistent issue across all three is… Read More On a Budget: Trainers
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