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Guyana Celebrates World Tennis Day with juniors
Young aspiring players seen going through a routine during a previous camp.
Monday March 4, 2013 is designated as World Tennis Day by the International Tennis Federation and will be celebrated by countries across the globe with a number of events.
The Guyana Tennis Association will host a Tennis Festival for young children, to celebrate this event tomorrow from 9:00 hrs- 12:00 hrs, at the National Racquet Centre on Camp Street and Woolford Avenue.
The event will feature juniors from programmes at active tennis clubs and primary schools and will also cater for other children interested in starting to play the game to learn more about tennis in Guyana and to sign up for club programmes.
The day’s activities will include tennis clinics for beginners, intermediate and advanced players as well as exhibition matches by Guyana’s top juniors.
In an effort to grow and promote the game of tennis around the world, the International Tennis Federation launched this day in partnership with StarGames, a multinational tennis partner, to showcase the sport.
Highlighting World Tennis Day in the Eastern Hemisphere will be the BNP Paribas Showdown in Hong Kong, which will feature Asia’s first grand slam champion, Li Na; Carolina Wozniacki; Ivan Lendl; and John McEnroe.
Other exhibition events held across the globe will feature high profile players such as Rafael Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro, Serena Williams, and Victoria Azarenka at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. It is also expected that 3,000 tennis clubs in the U.S. and tennis clubs in 15 other countries across the world will take part in the celebration this year by promoting 10 and Under Tennis, a variation of the game which is geared towards young children.
“Guyana looks forward to World Tennis Day as a way to put a spotlight on tennis participation and encourage new interest” says GLTA Vice-President, Grace McCalman. “It is an event that can be spread across Guyana in years to come to exhibit our young talent and grow tennis in a big way to help the sport to get the attention it deserves.”
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