Tennis participation is on the rise. (Picture: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)Gavin Sutcliffe is a partnership development partner with the Lawn Tennis Association and says that smaller, volunteer-run clubs in Yorkshire have benefitted from being one of the few sports that can be played while observing social distancing measures. Larger clubs in the region, with leisure and gym facilities are counting the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic while free-to-play park venues have seen more people taking to the courts. “We have benefitted from being one of the last sports to shutdown and one of the first sports to open back up,” said Sutcliffe. “We have nine park sites in Leeds in our free booking system,” added Sutcliffe.

Source: Express June 30, 2020 04:52 UTC