We were delighted and proud to see that Anne Keothavong has included four Tennis First alumni in her Billie Jean King Cup squad (formerly Fed Cup) to face Mexico in April.

Former Grantee, Liam Broady, did incredibly well to qualify for the Miami Open after winning two three-set matches in qualifying.

Tennis First is delighted to appoint three new members of our Grants Board, who bring with them a plethora of experience from the world of tennis coaching and performance.

In the second week of the UK Pro League event, Anton Matusevich won a three-set battle over Mark Whitehouse to claim the Men's title and Emily Appleton had another tremendous week with her back-to-back title wins.

Our Grantees have been extremely busy this week all over the world and have notched up several successes in the process.

Former Tennis First Grantee, Liam Broady, reached his second final of 2021 in Biella, Italy this weekend, where he faced Andreas Seppi, losing out in the end to the Italian.

Our Grantees are certainly clocking up the air miles at the moment and Aidan McHugh is no exception.

Over to the Dominican Republic, where Tennis First Grantees, Jack Pinnington Jones and Lui Maxted dominated at the ITF J2 tournament.

Congratulations to Emily Appleton, who was the winner of the first week of the UK Pro League Tennis tournament last week, beating Beth Grey 6-4, 6-2 in the final, dropping only one set in her seven matches along the way!

Many young players choose this valuable path as part of their tennis journey and they achieve great success along the way…

Joe Salisbury and his partner, Rajeev Ram, had a fantastic run at the Australian Open reaching the Doubles final for the second year in a row.

Congratulations to Katie Swan, who has won the W25 event in Orlando, beating American Robin Anderson 6-1, 6-3 in the final.

Closest to home, Matilda Mutavdzic reached the quarter finals of the W15 tournament in Villena, Spain.

In the current climate and with so many hurdles to get over, many would be forgiven for thinking that the Australian Open might not actually get off the ground…

Although many of us are still in lockdown here in the UK, some elite tennis is back on the cards again and for those able to travel…

Our past Grantees have been working hard in January and their dedication has paid off with some good results coming in.

A fantastic way to end the year for Abby Kelliher as she wins the U16 Bolton Arena Christmas Tournament.

A hearty congratulations from all at Tennis First to our Ambassador, Anne Keothavong, who was rewarded with an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours List.

It was a great end to the year for former Grantee, Anton Matusevich, who won the Battle of the Brits Premier League Event.

It was great to see some competitive tennis post-lockdown and our former Grantee, Emma Raducanu, has clearly kept the fitness regime and training going over the past few months.