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.

Congratulations to Fabio Nestola who reached the final of the Grade 3 Men's Fast4 British Tour at Easton Tennis Centre last weekend.

Ranah Auka Stoiber managed to travel to the JF ITF event in Turkey last week and her efforts paid off…

Congratulations to Hannah Smith who took the title at the Women's Singles Christmas Open

Isabelle Lacy sealed off a great weekend when she won the Grade 3 Women's Open Competition in Bath.

At the prestigious Orange Bowl event, held annually on the clay in Florida…

Congratulations to Pauline Barnes (seen her celebrating with her sister Jill) who is the lucky winner of the first prize in our U.S Open Prize Draw, which came to an end last week.

Congratulations to Hephzibah Oluwadare who reached her first ITF Grade 5 Singles final last week in Israel.

Former Tennis First Grantee Joe Salisbury ended a very successful season reaching the semi finals of the Nitto ATP Finals at the O2 this weekend.

Some of our Grantees, past and present, have been able to travel overseas and the results have been coming in thick and fast over the past few weeks.

Our Grantees, past and present, have been busy over the last few weeks competing in the Winter National Tour finals…

Our youngest Grantees have had a very successful few weeks, showing that the future of the game is in fantastic hands.