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We are pleased to announce that Laura Robson has been appointed as the Tournament Director of the new Women’s WTA 500 event at The Queen’s Club in London. The former British No.1 and Olympic Silver medallist will take the reins of the new event, which will bring women’s tour level tennis back to London for the first time in over 50 years, having previously been Tournament Director of the Rothesay Open Nottingham WTA 250/ATP Challenger Event.? ? Following Laura’s appointment, Amy Hitchinson has been chosen as the new Tournament Director at Nottingham, having undertaken the same role at the 2024 Rothesay Classic Birmingham, which means that over 70% of LTA grass court major events will have female tournament directors. ? Read more: https://lnkd.in/eA4VNcmw

What a year it's been for Alfie Hewett ? Alfie was among the honourees at last night’s British GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2024 ??

Earlier this week, the LTA hosted the Sports Minister, Stephanie Peacock, at the National Tennis Centre. ? The Minister got to see the work that the LTA is doing to transform communities through tennis, including a wheelchair tennis session with junior players, and a demonstration of our LTA Youth programme.

British Number One, Katie Boulter made a special stop at Sutton Tennis & Squash Club to see Age UK Sutton's Walking Tennis Programme in action. The session is funded by the #LTATennisFoundation and is having an amazing impact for those who attend. When asked what being able to attend a session like this means to her, Katie said “It is something that is super close to my heart, I have been lucky enough to have the most amazing grandparents, they are a huge part of my life, and the reason I am who I am today. To see everyone out here playing, it really does make me happy”.? Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eHJbPMVx #TennisOpenedUp #WalkingTennis

??Applications for the Young Person's Welfare Ambassador programme, are still open. The closing date is the 30th?November! ? ??We are running an online information Q&A session on Thursday 21st November at 7pm. It's a chance to ask questions and get more details on how to apply. The link to sign up to the session is here ?? : https://lnkd.in/exDTfB7g

We took some time out to speak with Tim Lawler MBE, Chair of the #LTATennisFoundation to find out what being a Trustee means to him. Tim and the rest of the Board bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the LTA Tennis Foundation, ensuring that everything the charity does is to fulfill its mission of improving lives through tennis. Read the full interview: https://lnkd.in/eQp353jn #TennisOpenedUp #TrusteeWeek

??Hurry up! Nominate your hero! ?? There’s still time to get the forms in, and celebrate your local volunteer, club, or coach in the 2025 LTA Tennis Awards, presented by Lexus UK. Nominations close on 30th November ? Find out all the details and get top tips on how to submit a great nomination here: https://lnkd.in/eSyNEWXi #tennisopenedup #LTAtennisawards

As #BlackHistoryMonth draws to an end we have been celebrating the amazing work of three friends – all LTA accredited coaches. ?? Rushan Tonge-bobia,?Angela Zamara?and?Memuna Koroma?set up #SheCanServe. It's an all-female community which creates a safe space for women and encourages them to pick up a racket and get out on court. Read more about their journey??: https://lnkd.in/eHHD-UPe #tennisopenedup

In the same week that the Davis Cup took place at Manchester's AO Arena, The King's Trust also delivered their #LTATennisFoundation funded programme; Get Started in Tennis. The King's Trust's programme has been designed to open up the working world of tennis to young people from underserved communities. To put some of the theory into practice, the LTA Tennis Foundation arranged for the group to visit the Davis Cup and speak to LTA staff to understand more about their roles and the paths they had taken to get to where they are today. Read the full story:?https://lnkd.in/eRvycNFU #TennisOpenedUp

“We’ve just scratched the surface.” ? Black Tennis Mentors UK co-founders Arum Akom and Jabilayh Asante discuss the deep-rooted meaning of Black History Month, the importance of reclaiming the narrative and how the past is crucial to understanding how to enact positive change in the future. Having already had great success in supporting black tennis leaders and creating opportunities for future leaders to develop, Black Tennis Mentors recently won the Sporting Equals LTA Tennis Foundation Community Tennis Award. And Arum and Jabilayh's work has only just begun as they plan to develop a more diverse system of players, coaches, officials and staff in the wider tennis workforce, through their own work and their membership of the newly established Black Tennis Collective.? ? Learn more about Black Tennis Mentors and their inspiring work here: https://lnkd.in/eBtY5NGm #BlackTennisMentors #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackTennisCollective