Entries for the club championships are now open. Events are: Open Men’s singles and doubles Open Ladies singles and doubles Open Mixed doubles A grade Men’s singles and doubles A grade Ladies singles and doubles A grade Mixed doubles. Open grades are for everyone. A-Grade is Badge Division 7 or lower for Men; Division 2 or […]
THE number of Covid-19 cases in the northern beaches has risen to triple digits again, with 102 infected people. Last week the numbers were hovering around the mid 60s, but after no data from NSW Health for a few days cases have shot back up, the report to 8pm on Monday shows. The highest number […]
Doubles reminders As you will see if you open the link to Tennis NSW https://www.tennis.com.au/nsw/news/2021/09/17/covid-19-update-as-at-17-september, many tennis venues are still not allowing doubles as they aren’t able to check proof of double vaccinations. We are extremely fortunate that MTC staff have been willing to do this both for our members and the general public and we […]
The tennis Grand Slam is so rare that only five players can claim one, and no player at all has achieved the feat since 1988. The Golden Slam, winning all four majors and a gold medal in the same year, is nearly impossible. Only Steffi Graf had ever done it. Until Sunday, when it was accomplished […]
If you’ve spent any time on social media or visited an athletic event lately, you’ve surely been bombarded with encouragements to drink more water. Celebrity influencers lug around gallon-sized water bottles as the hot new accessory. Twitter bots constantly remind us to make more time to hydrate. Some reusable water bottles even come emblazoned with motivational phrases — “Remember your goal,” “Keep […]
Dear NSW tennis community Firstly, we hope that you are all keeping well and safe during these challenging times. We thank you for your patience as we have been examining the current Public Health Order and the impacts on tennis activity throughout NSW. Tennis NSW has been overwhelmed with requests from the community around the […]
The muscles of older men and women who have exercised for decades are indistinguishable in many ways from those of healthy 25-year-olds, according to an uplifting new study of a group of active septuagenarians. These men and women also had much higher aerobic capacities than most people their age, the study showed, making them biologically […]
September 15, 2021 To increase our chances for a long life, we probably should take at least 7,000 steps a day or play sports such as tennis, cycling, swimming, jogging or badminton for more than 2.5 hours per week, according to two, large-scale new studies of the relationship between physical activity and longevity. The two […]
The Serb could have closed the book on comparisons with Federer. He fell short. What now? By John Bronsteen, Slate Sept 14, 2021 Djokovic in his U.S. Open semifinal on Sept. 10; Federer in his fourth round match at Wimbledon on July 5. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images and Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. Until […]
The muscles of older men and women who have exercised for decades are indistinguishable in many ways from those of healthy 25-year-olds, according to an uplifting new study of a group of active septuagenarians. These men and women also had much higher aerobic capacities than most people their age, the study showed, making them biologically […]
Northern Beaches have confirmed we can resume doubles play under the following conditions. Players must be double vaccinated. Players must have with them at the time of playing proof of their double vaccination. ALL players must show their proof of vaccination to MTC staff before playing. Playtime for double should be 1 1/2 hours for […]
Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by defeating Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Credit…Ben Solomon for The New York Times Novak Djokovic said he was going to play this match as if it were the last of his career, that he was going to pour every ounce of his heart and soul into trying […]
Annual Club Championships Entries Now Open
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