(Morgan Cross left, Chris Lewis centre and James Story right)   Tennis players from Wales will be contenders in the Junior Wimbledon Championships Doubles competitions held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, 10th July – 15th July.   In the boys event 17-year-old James Story from Cardiff, South Wales, will partner Harry Wendelken from England. In the girls event 16-year-old Morgan Cross from Mold, North Wales, will unite with Amelia Bissett also from England.  The tournament will see…

New era of tennis in Wales with appointment of independent Chair   Barry Cawte has been appointed as the first ever independent Chair of Tennis Wales as part of their ambitious new Vision Plan and a new era for Welsh tennis. Cawte, a Newport resident, already has strong links with Welsh tennis having taken over as General Manager of the Swansea Tennis Centre in 2011 when Swansea City Council closed it due to a lack of tennis users, and then…

Here is a video of Bettsy playing tennis at Penarth Windsor Tennis Club  Action on Hearing Loss Cymru reports that there are 575,500 people in Wales who are deaf or who have hearing loss. Feedback from deaf tennis players across Wales suggests that due to the format of the game, tennis can be a lot easier to participate in compared to other sports. Talking about the benefits of hearing the ball on court, Wimbledon champion Andy Murray said: “It helps…

  Children around Wales are being offered free tennis coaching as part of a major programme to get thousands more youngsters playing the game. Tennis for Kids is a free six-week coaching programme for 5-8 year olds, who are new to tennis. The scheme was launched last year, and exceeded its GB-wide target of reaching 10,000 children. For 2017, the aim is to involve 20,000, with each receiving a free racket. In Wales, it is anticipated that more than 40…

Cardiff-based tennis pro Chris Lewis helped Team GB to the silver medal in the ITF (International Tennis Federation) World Team Games in South Africa. GB defeated Russia 2-1, Mozambique 3-0, defeated USA 3-0, and Spain 2-1 to reach the over-35s final against France. The French won 2-0, with the final match not needing to be played. Lewis, who is head performance coach at Cardiff Metropolitan University in association with XL Tennis, and is originally from Neath, was making his GB…

  The annual Tennis Wales awards have recognised the ‘aces’ of tennis in South Wales – the people and organisations that have contributed most to the sport during the past year. The winners include players, volunteers, coaches, clubs and centres. The ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Swansea was hosted by TV presenter and tennis enthusiast, Arfon Haines Davies (Saturday January 28th). “These annual awards recognise our most dedicated and talented – on and off the court, especially those who…

The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas arrives in Wales next month as part of a national Trophy Tour of Great Britain. The famous Trophy will visit the National Eisteddfod in Abergavenny, the Anglesey Show, and tennis clubs in Rhiwbina, Llanelli, and Ruthin. Following Team GB’s historic win against Belgium in the 2015 Davis Cup Final, when Britain lifted the Trophy for the first time in 79 years, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion by delivering…

    The second of this summer’s Great British Tennis Weekends (GBTW) takes place at locations across Wales this week (July 16-17). People of all ages and abilities are being invited to join in, as Britain’s biggest summer of tennis heats up. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association and Tennis Wales, the free events are aimed at encouraging men, women and children of all backgrounds to enjoy playing one of the nation’s most loved sports with friends and family, no…

  With the Wimbledon Championships now under way, and tennis fever in the air, Local Tennis Leagues will soon be starting around Wales to enable players of all standards to play competitive matches on local courts. Local leagues are taking place in the following areas from July: Flintshire:  closing date for entries – 11th July, starting on 14th July; Cardiff: closing date for entries – 4th July, starting on 7th July; Swansea: closing date for entries – 18th July, starting…

People of all ages and abilities across Wales are being invited to join Britain’s biggest summer of tennis. The first of two Great British Tennis Weekends (GBTW) of 2016 takes place on May 14-15 at a variety of locations across Wales. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association and Tennis Wales, the free events are aimed at encouraging men, women and children of all backgrounds to enjoy playing one of the nation’s most loved sports with friends and family, no matter…