News - July 2010
TF coach Stuart Wilkinson blogs all the way from Holland! (Updated)
30 July 2010
Read what TF Coach Stuart Wilkinson has been up to as he travelled to Holland with two of our stars of the future.
The camp has had a great buzz about it and thanks to the coaching, match play and new friends made, the future of wheelchair tennis looks bright.
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Queen's Park tennis Serves up a festival of first-class tennis
29 July 2010
For the second year running the people of Glasgow ignored forecasts of rain so they could enjoy the annual Queen’s Park Tennis Festival at the weekend.
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London 2012: The countdown begins
29 July 2010
The excitement is growing every day, the merchandise is on sale and the venues look like, well venues.
This week marked a historic point in the British sporting calendar as the capital celebrated the milestone of only two years to go until the summer Olympics roll into town.
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Lapthorne and Scheffers claim British Open Wheelchair Championships crowns
26 July 2010
World No. 4 Maikel Scheffers won the first Super Series men’s singles title of his career on Sunday as the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, drew to a dramatic close at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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Vergeer and Andersson clinch British Open titles
26 July 2010
Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands and Johan Andersson of Sweden won Saturday’s women’s singles and quad singles titles respectively at the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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Vergeer to face Griffioen in bid for 10th title at British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships
24 July 2010
World No 1 Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands will bid for her 10th British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships title on Saturday when she takes on her compatriot and world No 7 Jiske Griffioen in the women's singles final at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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Whiley and Peifer star in quarter-finals at 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships
23 July 2010
Britain’s Jordanne Whiley and Nicolas Peifer of France both recorded big upsets during Thursday’s third day of play at the 21st British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships, part of the NEC wheelchair Tennis Tour, as they progressed to the semi-finals at Nottingham Tennis Centre.
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Bitts Park Family Tennis Day
22 July 2010
Bitts Park, Carlisle, are having a Family Tennis Day on Thursday 5th August. There are loads of activities to join in with and all standards and ages are welcome!
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A Tennis Revolution?
22 July 2010
We all know and love tennis. And we all know where we stand, whatever our ability, with the racquet and balls we need to use and the court we have to play our shots on. You learn the rules in school and you perfect your tactical game from watching two weeks of Wimbledon every year. Aside from the huge step forward in technology over the years, the basics of the game have barely changed.
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Deaf Tennis Festival
22 July 2010
The Tennis Foundation is pleased to be holding a festival for deaf and hearing impaired children and youngsters, aged 7+, who would like to try tennis and have a fun day out!
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