Tennis:Europe

Bringing home a little hardware from Pragje. Kids racked up a ton of wins the past few days. Gonna ride that momentum to Barcelona today!

Grinding here at practice. Boys getting ready for their first tournament tomorrow!

Now that everyone has returned from spring break and the spring school tennis or tournament seasons
are reaching their peak, there is still time to make your summer plans to include TENNIS: EUROPE. Just a few
more spaces remain to complete our summer 2025 teams, which will play 5 Universal Tennis Association (UTR) tournaments in just 24
days to improve your UTR rating for college tennis coaches (about twice as many UTR matches as you would play
in the States). We start with a ticket to Wimbledon, then two junior tournaments in the Czech Republic,. followed by
a junior tournament and a satellite tournament in Barcelona and capped off by a round robin junior tournament
in The Netherlands. We also have fun social activities, see major sights and are treated like royalty by our European tennis friends.
This will be our 51st summer with almost 6000 past participants. Contact Director Martin Vinokur
at: http://www.tenniseurope.com, telephone: 1-203-322-9803 or by text at: 1-203-554-4590.

Home | Tennis:Europe Now in our 51st summer with over 5730 past participants, here is your chance to improve your tournament mental toughness and strategy on the European red clay against challenging competition.

Tennis: Europe Director Dr. Martin Vinokur recently completed a podcast on Lisa Stone's Parenting Aces blog.
He was zoom interviewed along with 2024 junior player Max Spillerman and Max's mother Dorothy of Penna.
The interview will give you background on the operation of
Tennis:Europe along with the many benefits which
Max and his older brother Garrett before him, gained.

To access, go to:

Tennis:Europe Summer Tennis Opportunity ft Martin Vinokur, Max Spillerman, & Dorothy Potash | Parenting Aces Podcast Welcome to Season 14 Episode 2 of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa talks with the creator

The red clay courts of Europe teach players to think, create and learn strategy and tactics to win points. When our players first arrive in Europe, the emphasis is on learning to slide/footwork on the clay. European players are usually quite fit, so running and fitness take priority. Points can be quite long and most points end with an unforced error, not with overpowering an opponent. In fact, our junior players soon realize that placement, depth on shots and opening up a court wins points. You can hit your best overhead, a sure winner on hard courts, but on clay, it comes back most times. The ability to think out a point, the ability to think ahead two or three shots, when to use a drop shot...all are skills you learn on Tennis: Europe. When Europeans come to the USA, they adjust rapidly to hard courts, which is why their results give them a serious edge in international competition. No secret that college coaches heavily recruit Europeans for their own college teams.

USTA player development has maintained that playing red clay is essential to develop a better game on all surfaces. Junior Development + Clay courts = Success. And don't forget that, above all, playing on clay is a lot of fun!

Our Team Coaches:
I am often asked how we select the Coaching Staff for Tennis: Europe, since Coaches are such an important part of the trip. Coaching Candidates contact us and then review our job description and application.
This application includes writing about 6 to 8 essay answers to hypothetical questions (what would you do in this situation or that one). We then check four character references (2 tennis and 2 off court) each candidate gives us. The final step is an in-person or telephone hour-long interview, giving the candidates the chance to ask us questions about the job and for us, to ask them additional situational questions, split between tennis and off the court issues.
Once the candidates are thoroughly screened, we have a professional company do a thorough background screening check from a criminal check to driving check. If the candidate checks out in all aspects, we will then offer them a position. We have them read and reread our 70 page Staff Handbook, and two zoom orientation sessions.
Our coaches range from college tennis coaches and assistant coaches to USPTA certified teaching pros. Ages 21 and up, average age late 20s and 30s. We have two to three Coaches per 14-16 player team. This is a very rewarding, but challenging position.
As Director, I also spend considerable time with each team in Europe, besides the male and female coaches. Questions? Just let me know at: [email protected]

Tristan Bradley Follow-up: In our last Facebook entry, we mentioned 2017 Tennis: Europe participant Tristan Bradley winning the Division 3 national singles title in May 2024. Because he lost a
season due to Covid, he was granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA. He has used it to transfer from Bowdoin to USC (California), a Division I school, where he is taking his Master's degree in business. He is also an integral part of the USC tennis program, which is ranked # 50 preseason in Division I.

Tristan Bradley - Men's Tennis Tristan Bradley - THIS SEASON: Tristan Bradley is in his first season at USC, and fifth overall. BOWDOIN: Went 26-2 in his senior season, as he claimed

Founding Director Dr. Martin Vinokur has announced his 51st Summer of taking junior players 13-18 to European claycourt tournaments from June 27 until July 22 or July 13. Tennis: Europe will offer two trips at both school varsity or strong JV level and one team for substantial ranked players. We will play in The Czech Republic, Spain, Holland, Switzerland and Italy. Our goal is to follow up on the work of your home local clinic or academy by improving your strategy and mental approach to matches. We see the world in a team atmosphere for an impactful personal growth experience. For more details, see our newly revised website at: www.tenniseurope.com Or phone Martin at: 1-203-322-9803 for more details. What separates Tennis: Europe from others is our 50 years of experience, 5750 past participants and 400 past coaches.

We are most proud of the achievements of many of our past participants in their later lives. The most recent example is a 2017 Tennis: Europe participant. Tristan Bradley of Chadds Ford, Pa., who, playing for Bowdoin College in Maine, this past May won the NCAA Division 3 national singles championship. He was also named "Senior of the Year" by Division 3 Coaches. Congratulations Tristan!

First, all of us at Tennis: Europe want to wish you and your families a most
Happy Holiday Season and Hap[py New Year 2022!

As we continue to monitor Covid, we again realize that this pandemic can change on an almost daily basis, as we are still 6 1/2 months away from our departure dates. We are taking two new steps added to our safety protocols: 1) all participants, players and coaches, will be required to be vaccinated to travel with us; and 2) we are extending our full refund of deposit (no-risk) from Feb. 1 to April 1. Please note also that we are flexible on locations and can change countries or states we travel to, based on the guidance of our health advisors/ doctors.

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The Chinese Peng Shuai Concern and WTA Response

Rarely does the mainstream media have intensive coverage and crossover between sport and international relations that Peng's revelations that she was sexually assaulted by a former vice minister of China, as indicted in her
November social media accusation. Then we have the response of the International Olympic Committee with its two telephone calls with Peng, and more forcefully by Women's Tennis Association Chief Executive Steve Simon, praised as the many who stood up to China by cancelling, at least for now, all future WTA tour events in China. Then the International Tennis Federation weighed in to state all ITF junior and men's tournaments would continue in China so the Chinese people would not be blamed by losing tournaments.
What are we to make of all of these media headlines? A few years ago, when I was writing my doctoral dissertation - which later became a published book - my theme was the interaction between sports and politics, how nations
used sports competition to advance their own political goals. At the time, this was during the later stages of the Cold War and Eastern Europe was trying to advance its prestige and world standing by delivering Olympic and other triumphs.
In a way, the Peng situation, combined with the recent USA announcement that its diplomats, but not athletes, would boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing once again demonstrates the close relationship of politics and sports.
But instead of bragging rights because of sports achievements, China is being forced to the defensive, trying to prove that Peng is actually safe and healthy. Even though she could well be under house arrest and censored in any further comments.
What makes this so interesting is that rarely is tennis in the forefront of international issues, demonstrating what an international scope our sport has.
Various commentators are also pointing out that the WTA is sacrificing millions of dollars in tournament profits by suspending WTA tournaments in China. And it also shows the solidarity of past and present tennis players in supporting Peng.
This is an issue which may be resolved when the world is in Bejing in February for the Olympic Games and IOC officials can meet Peng in person.
Or it could linger on longer as a part of the ongoing antagonism between China and the West which includes the origins of Covid, genocide of minorities, threats against Taiwan and control over Hong Kong.
Recent past conduct by China seems to support a strong position, that is, one taken by WTA CEO Simon, which in turn is supported by most of us involved in tennis from the junior through the pro tour levels. We can only applaud Peng for speaking out and hope that the New Year will bring brighter and happier days for her.

Spring Tennis Season: As we prepare for the start of the spring tennis season, as early as late January at some colleges and mid to the end of March for cold weather high school areas, I strongly urge you to play a few tournaments between now and tryouts. Reason? So you are mentally ready and prepared for the tryout matches. At many high schools, you play one set against several different opponents in a winner take all system, whereby the winners make the team and the losers are out and have to wait another year. Part of this problem, which I observed as State Tennis Coordinator of school tennis in New York is that often coaches have two weeks or less to try out a team and determine who plays where, and match results are the most objective way to make those difficult decisions.

New Holiday Tennis Movies: King Richard featuring Will Smith documents how Richard Williams developed Serena and Venus into World Champions. While we may not agree with all of his methods, the movie gives you an idea of what and how he accomplished that goal. There is also a new documentary out
about the life of Arthur Ashe which stresses his off the tennis court achievements besides his trail-blazing on the court victories.

Looking Back on Tennis: Europe History

Spotlight on our Tennis: Europe Coaches:

Last month, we used this space to thank our many top caliber coaches who have made our Tennis; Europe participants better match players. In fact, six of our past coaches have already indicated they wished to return for our Summer 2022 tennis tours. Their past experiences with us will make our trips
even better than before!

Just to highlight the accomplishments of some of our past Tennis: Europe Coaches:

*Three of our Coaches won NCAA National Team Championships:
*Jamie Ashworth, Women's Coach at Duke, won 2 NCAA Division I
titles. Jamie was a player on Tennis; Europe and then served two years
as a Coach.
Eric Hayes, coaching at Mercer, where he now runs a WTA Challenger
each October, coached on the tour for a decade and had players ranked ATP #1 in doubles and top 50 in singles. Eric coached our National Team
in the 90s and early 2000s.
*Tony Bresky, our Assistant Director for a summer, led Wake Forest Men's
Tennis Team to the NCAA Mens Division 1 title just three years ago
*Dave Schwarz coached our Tennis; Europe French Med. Team for a
summer and won two Division 3 Mens team championships at Middle-
bury and last year, his Claremont Mudd Scripps Womens Team won
the Division 3 title. Dave's Assistant, Rob Barr, on our staff for 5
summers, was the assistant coach when MID won in 2011 (Rob is now
the interim head women's coach at Middlebury.
Ben Shapiro, on our staff for 5 summers, was the Assistant Women's
Coach at Wesleyan when they won the 2019 Div. 3 Championship.
Craig Kardon of Dallas, a player with Tennis Europe in the late 70s,
and has been a pro tour coach for many years. He has coached Coco Vandeweghe, Ze Zhang of China, Xavier Malisse of Belgium, Mary Pierce,
and Martina Navratilova among many others. He won the World Team Tennis Coach of the Year four times and was also named the USPTA "Touring Pro of the Year."

I am sure I have left out some of our other deserving past Tennis: Europe
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Nov. 23 Tennis: Europe Newsletter for page
Have you ever thought about a career in TENNIS ?

There was a common theme at the last two professional tennis coaches' conferences which I have attended. There is a serious shortage of tennis coaches, teaching pros and
tennis management positions. Fact: The average age of a tennis teaching pro is 51.
Fact: In the next decade, literally thousands of coaches are expected to retire. Fact:
Unbeknown to most high school and college tennis players, you can earn a good living in tennis; many tennis directors earn six figure salaries. Equally important, tennis is a really worthwhile and rewarding career, as the sport improves your health while enhancing personal growth, friendships and meeting people from all over the world through sport. Fact: Since Covid began, tennis has added 3 to 4 million new players because it is considered the #1 safest sport. This is one reason there is a shortage of tennis coaches.
Fact: You do not have to be a playing superstar or on the pro tour to teach tennis at a high level. In fact, the top tennis directors have often been those who were mediocre during their playing days,

What is the pathway to a tennis career? There is no one best pathway, but these days,
many students enroll in Professional Tennis Management courses, offered by colleges as diverse as the University of Florida, Ferris State, Pace (NY) and dozens of others. Other prospective coaches are mentored by their school or junior development coaches; in fact, the USPTA has a mentoring program pairing an experienced coach (I was a mentor a year ago myself! with a coach just in the early stages of their career. Additionally, USPTA, USPTR and the USTA all offer career counseling and job listings.

As mentioned at the most recent conference, most juniors and college players are unaware of the financial rewards of teaching and coaching tennis with substantial fringe benefits like pension plans, healthcare and other insurances. And it takes attending only one "Hall of Fame" dinner to know how much those in the profession appreciate the opportunities they have had in and through tennis.

Congratulations to Past Players & The Tennis; Europe Family on your College
Acceptances

Although it may seem early to talk about college acceptances, some of our past and future players have already been recruited and committed to the college of his/her choice.
Among them are:

Aidan William, Butler University, Indiana
Savanna Kollock, Davidson College, North Carolina
Gordon Whitwell, Old Miss
Fernando Baumeister, Vassar (NY) College

If any of our present seniors are accepted, tennis or otherwise, let me know so I can include it in our next newsletter. Your hard work on and off the court has made this accolade possible. And don't forget your parents who made it all possible with years of commuting to lessons and tournaments!

Looking Back on Tennis; Europe History

As we approach the Thanksgiving holidays, we at Tennis; Europe have much to be thankful for. Starting with 5 participants in 1973, we grew and grew in the intervening years to as many as 8 to 10 teams and well over 100 participants. While Gary and I were the Directors,
we owe so much to our summer coaching staff who were with you the players 24 hours a day. We have been blessed to have such a talented, communicative and well-organized staff and for our players, it is our coaches you remember most. Many of our coaches returned to our staff year in and year out...Jeremy Munson of California owns the record for longevity with 15 summers of work for us (and he was a past player as well). Looking ahead, many of our coaches will be returning once again for summer 2022, thus assuring us of expertise and experience as we head to Europe or the West Coast of the USA.

Summer 2022 Information and Itineraries are NOW on our website, www.tenniseurope.com You can sign up starting Sept. 1, with full refund of deposit until Feb. 1, 2022. If you have questions, just phone us anytime at: 1-203-322-9803 or e-mail to: [email protected].

OLYMPIC FALL-OUT / U.S. OPEN BEGINS

To many analysts and observers, the top story at the recently completed Olympic was the withdrawal of Simone Biles and the stress-filled loss of Naomi Osaka in the early rounds of the tennis competition. They both served to highlight the continuing issue of mental health for elite athletes, going back to the days of Michael Phelps and earlier. There can no longer be any doubt that mental approach and mental toughness can be major barriers to success or
failure in competition. In fact, many coaches, especially of juniors, tell their players that how far they go in the game will be determined by what they do from the neck up. Sports psychologists are often a big part of a junior's "team"
which includes their primary coach, nutritionist, fitness guru and others. We at Tennis: Europe have recognized the importance of mental as well as physical training during our trips and our coaches are told to include mental approach before, during and post-match discussions.

Still, as Simone and Naomi told us during the Olympics, we need to do more. What "more" can we do? For one thing, especially with junior players,
tennis has to be FUN, an enjoyable respite from school and homework. Tournaments can have social activities, pizza nights and other fun activities.
I also believe that "breaks": in schedule can be helpful. For example, play a 4 or 5 tournament circuit, but then take several weeks off before resuming any further tournaments. Besides tennis, play other sports, school activities and have a social life. Besides reducing stress, having alternate activities can reduce or prevent burnout and also reduce overuse injuries, quite common to junior tennis. At many of the European tournaments we attend, they have players' social nights, BBQs, parties, movie nights...at which players and local club members mix and mingle (my players are often quite surprised, since USTA junior tournaments are often go-play-leave). Remember, most of you are not going on to be touring pros and your goals in juniors is to have fun, keep fit, make new friends and see new parts of the world as student-athletes.

Mental illness should be taken seriously both for elite athletes and for
junior and high school players. So as we watch the pros at the U.S. Open, keep in mind the old adage of "A Sound Body in a Sound Mind" is the challenge we all face.

U.S. Open: The spotlight here will be on whether Novak Djokovic can complete the Grand Slam, having already won Australia, the French, and Wimbledon (the Olympics is not held every year and therefore is not counted toward a Grand Slam). Can Joker recover from his poor semi-final performance in the heat and exhaustion of Tokyo? He will be the overwhelming favorite to win at Flushing Meadow, adding still more pressure. Will Germany's Alex (Sascha) Zverev be able to follow up on his Olympic Gold (and perhaps newly improved confidence level) to be a factor?
Another theme will be whether Naomi Osaka will regain her form after her early round loss at the Olympics and her mental health issues, shared with Simone Biles (see above story). Osaka has had extensive media coverage
since she left Roland Garos, skipped Wimbledon and lit the torch in Tokyo.
Adding to the struggles of individual players, at this writing the U.S. Tennis Association intends to have no restrictions on attendance at the Open (I already have my tickets). How will filled stadiums affect the various participants? How effective will the safety protocols be among the crowds attending (it is a totally outdoor event and no doubt most of the spectators will be vaccinated).

Finally, the announcement a week ago that Roger Federer will undergo still another knee operation and be out for some months. Open question if Roger will be able to resume his tour tennis career and if he tries, will he have another successful comeback?

As in past newsletters, we always welcome your comments and thoughts on any of these topics.
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From the USTA Web site: For those of you hoping to play college tennis, be sure to ask coaches of the schools you are talking with how many roster spots they will have and how many of their returning players are using their extra year of eligibility. The number of roster spots available directly determines how many high school seniors a coach will recruit, and, for Divisions I and II, how many tennis scholarships a player will have.
Q: How are college rosters currently impacted now that the 2020-21 season is in the rear-view mirror?

A: Rosters are being impacted due to the extra year of eligibility that college student-athletes received due to Covid. Typically, coaches know how many roster spots they will have in the upcoming seasons, but that has become a moving target as players decide on their future. Meanwhile, college programs are now going back to their original scholarship limits, and many schools (such as those in the Ivy League and at the Division III level) did not compete in the spring of 2021, so many of those players will have two extra years of eligibility. Since those student-athletes have lost playing time, their development has been affected as well.

These are just some of the factors that are causing open roster spots to be very fluid and reactionary. Until a student-athlete is signed or arrives on campus, it is hard to know if anything is a sure thing.

However, there are roster spots that go unfilled every year, so the current situation may cause more parity at each level as recruits open up their options to more schools.

Looking Back on Tennis: Europe History:
We have had a number of past Tennis: Europe participants - mainly from our National ranked team - play at the U.S. Open over the years and we congratulate all of them on their accomplishment. Here are those I can recall:

Audra Cohen, Miami, Fla., 2010
Mel Purcell, Kentucky - 1980s
Chip Hooper, No. California - 1980s
Larry Scott, Merrick New York - 1990s
Kyle Copeland, New York - 1980s
Luke Jensen, Michigan - 1990s
WTA Tour Coach, Craig Kardon, Texas

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First, our congratulations to three Tennis: Europe participants for their recent accomplishments with their school teams:

At the Collegiate Level:
Zoe Kava, Manhattan, first-year at Tufts (MA) whose team reached the semi-finals of the Division 3 Team competition, losing only to Champs
Emory. This was Tufts' first appearance ever in the D3 "Final Four."
Carly Levitz, #1 singles at Colby (Maine), two-time past participant who
reached the round of 16 in individual singles at D3 Nationals, was named
a collegiate All-American. A junior at Colby, she was ranked #7 in the
Northeast singles. She is a native of Chappaqua, New York.
High school tennis:
Savanna Kollock of Scottsdale, Arizona, a 2020 Tennis: Europe sign-up and 2022 participant, achieved a rare double in HS tennis...her team won the team title and she was the individual singles Champion for the State of Arizona. Savanna has also been nominated as Arizona High School Sport Award.
Blair Hollyday of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, a 2018 participant, played on a Cape Elizabeth high school team which was a finalist for the State team title and lost in the individual singles to the #2 seed 5-7 in the 3rd set.

If any of our other readers had recent spring season significant results, please let me know and we will include mention in our late July issue.

The Pressures on the Tour - Osaka, Fed., Rafa & Stefanos

Sometimes you, our junior readers, have been heard to complain about the
mental pressures on you at junior tournaments or in crucial school matches. In fact, we have featured several columns highlighting the mental aspects of the game. The old saying is that 90% of tennis match play is above the neck.
And one of the prime goals of Tennis: Europe tournament trips is to improve your mental approach to matches.

So what are we to make of the recent default of Naomi Osaka from the French Open because of mental struggles and Roger Federer's withdrawal from the French and Rafa's withdrawal from Wimbledon and the Olympics?

These all relate to the tremendous pressures on pro tour players, although Naomi's mental issues have been going on for several years now since she won the U.S. Open. Initially, she was criticized for being unwilling to attend press conferences after each match where questioning can get very personal. Most tennis writers and the Grand Slam tournament directors felt that as a professional athlete, press conferences were part of her job description. Then that she suffered mental depression became known and the athletic community rallied around her to support her recovery as she took a leave from tennis to deal with this serious mental issue. Since about a third of Americans suffer from some sort of mental illness, this is not just an issue for one elite athlete. In fact, a big issue is that those who suffer often do not believe they are ill and do not
reveal their illness to illness. We can only wish Naomi the best going forward and hope she can overcome through therapy treatment and medicines. Hopefully, she can return to the court but even if she does not, our hope is that she can still lead a productive and happy life.

With Fed. and Rafa, the pressures were more physical and age-related than
mental. They withdrew to return to future tournaments in top physical shape so they could compete for championships. The major surprise with Fed. is that he would withdraw from the French after reaching the round of 16. With Rafa, he was a victim of tight scheduling caused by COVID-related delays of tournaments. In both cases, I guess we can say it is better to have them play some of the time than reinjuring themselves and being unable to play at all. I have always told my players to take extra time and not come back too quickly at the risk of reinjury.

Finally, we have the case of French Open Finalist Stefanos Tsitslpas from Greece, who was informed 5 minutes before his finals match at Roland Garros that his beloved grandmother had just passed away, Who knows if and how much this affected his performance in the finals either way. Should his team have told him of the passing or not said anything until the completion of the match? Who can say for sure except that his team surely knows him better than we do.

Taken together, these four players and situations demonstrate that while we all love tennis, there is more to life than tennis and sometimes the real world outside the lines influences our plans.

As Wimbledon begins, we will miss taking our team to The Championships in 2021 (public attendance for the first few days will be limited by COVID protocols), but we plan to return to Wimbledon as part of our 2022 Grand Slam Team. Mark the date: Friday July 1, 2022.

Tennis camps Versus Tennis: Europe

We have often been asked how Tennis; Europe differs from a tennis camp
and in fact we have been confused with camps. The quick answer is that we complement or follow up on a tennis camp by applying what you learn at camp
to tournament match situations. Tennis camps (or local club clinics) teach you the basics of the game, then drill you on those basics, all designed to get you ready to compete in tournaments. The focus of Tennis; Europe is NOT learning basics like forehands, backhands, but working on the strategy and tactics of a match and your mental approach/ toughness. In fact, a player can do BOTH tennis camp and Tennis: Europe in the same summer. We often work with tennis camps who recommend us as a follow-up to their camp. Additionally, tennis camp is in one location while Tennis: Europe travels to a different site each week. And of course, we add the cultural and fun aspects to tennis while experiencing spectacular locations.

Looking Back on Tennis: Europe History: 45 Summers of teams at Wimbledon

As Wimbledon begins, Tennis; Europe looks back at the many summers when our teams have attended the tournament, always on the first Friday of the first week.

Our day at Wimbledon is always THE highlight of our Tennis: Europe trip for the Grand Slam Team. In the late 90s and 2000s, often past Tennis: Europe participant Luke Jensen, ESPN analyst and former winner of the French Open doubles, kindly hosted us during our visits. Often Luke would hold tennis clinics at nearby courts, advising our junior players how to prepare for the European claycourt circuit. Another year, he gave us a tour of the media center for ESPN
on the Wimbledon grounds, during which we met Jim Courier and other tennis
commentators and also had a spectacular rooftop view of the grounds.
One year after about 20 minutes of play, the rains came, play was suspended and everyone was forced indoors. Fortunately, after a 2 hour delay, the fickle British weather relented and the rest of the day saw a full schedule of matches. At that time, there were no rain checks for rainouts, so we lucked out.
One of the great things about the first week of Wimbledon is that spectators can stand right next to the outdoor courts and at the end of a match, talk with players and get their autographs. Some of our players came away with extensive autograph collections. And how about purchasing tennis balls used for one match at The Championships and then taken back home as useful souvenirs ! The warm-up or practice courts also provided close-up views of players.
Then during most of our visits, beside all the outdoor courts on the grounds, we have been fortunate to get some time to see Center Court matches. Just four years ago, we got into a Roger Federer early round five set match, exciting and thrilling for our players.
Then over the years to have had some Tennis: Europe National Team participants who played Wimbledon. In the 1980s and early 90s,
Mel Purcell of Ky., Chip Hooper of CA., and Larry Scott of New York were all past players who greeted our present players.
We look forward to our return to Wimbledon on July 1, 2022. Our Grand Slam 2022 Team is sure to fill rapidly!







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