Tennis coach Judy Murray also attended the event at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton on Thursday 3^rd July – one of a series of events held to honour the 50th anniversary of the WTA.

Former British number one Johanna Konta plus British stars Harriet Dart and Heather Watson took part in a community tennis event encouraging young girls to pick up a racket.

The event – called Come Play – was part of the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) efforts to inspire more young women, including a number of Londoners, into tennis.

Some of the young players were from Turnham Academy in Lewisham, south London.

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