Tennis
With six indoor and outdoor facilities at a number of locations, tennis has always been a popular sport in Guernsey, with clubs associated to the Lawn Tennis Association
Guernsey's Heather Watson is a world ranked tennis player and WTA title holder. Competing for Team GB in the 2012 Olympic Games
Guernsey players compete in the Island Games and Commonwealth Games
Gold medals won in the Island Games include:
- Mens Doubles
- Mens Team Event
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The boneless quality of English conversation, which, so far as I have heard it, is all form and no content. Listening to Britons dining out is like watching people play first-class tennis with imaginary balls.”
—Margaret Halsey (b. 1910)