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• They're Back!!

  Created: Tuesday, 10 August 2010 21:33 Author: John Debnam

  {sharethis}{highslide}tits.jpg&captionText:'The Article'{/highslide} The lads are coming back to celebrate 20 years of T.I.T.S.on tour. Now before you start accusing me of using bad language on the site,I have to explain that T.I.T.S of course stands...

• Tipsy Terrace Tenerife Goes WiFi

  Created: Monday, 02 August 2010 14:58 Author: John Debnam

  {jcomments on}Yes,moving into the 21st century,Tipsy Terrace is a wifi zone. So be nice to us all down there,buy a few beers and we will give you the code so you can sit around,watch the tennis and surf the web - what a way to spend a holiday....

• Update On The lads

  Created: Monday, 02 August 2010 14:47 Author: John Debnam

  Now in the middle of your wonderful English summer, this is the time for lots of tennis and tennis tornaments around Europe and the Uk. So lets see how our four lads are getting on since my last Brit update back in July. Lewis Burton - was ranked on the...

• Old Peoples Tennis Club

  Created: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:01 Author: John Debnam

  A recent article caught my eye from the Tennis Today website - read on:Thieves steal from tennis club safe THIEVES cut a hole in the side of a tennis clubhouse causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage and made off with a large safe. Staff at Windsor Law...

• Charlie's Road To Wimbledon.

  Created: Monday, 12 July 2010 12:29 Author: John Debnam

  {highslide}charlie.jpg&captionText:'Well Done'{/highslide}For those who do not recognise the lad,its Charlie Elliott who visits here a couple of times a year with mum and dad,Mel and Tim.Chalie,last weekend was involved in the nation wide LTA - Road To Wi...

• The Brit Watch - A Result

  Created: Wednesday, 07 July 2010 16:04 Author: John Debnam

  Success for two of our lads at the Ilkley Tournament in Yorkshire - read on from the LTA web siteTom Farquharson, who partnered Liam Broady to success against compatriots George Morgan and Lewis Burton at Junior Wimbledon last weekend, defeated the French...

• Brit Tennis Watch - UpDate

  Created: Tuesday, 06 July 2010 13:36 Author: John Debnam

  Two of our four lads who I am following on their long and tough journey to make it in the World of tennis are playing this week in the Futures event in Ilkley Yorkshire.Tom Farquharson and George Morgan are both in the main draw of this 10,000 dollars eve...

• The Junior Boys Doubles Winners

  Created: Monday, 05 July 2010 11:05 Author: John Debnam

  {highslide}juniordoubleswinners.jpg&captionText:'The Brits'{/highslide}Click to zoom.So in my new Brit tennis watch we have our first winners with Farquharson and Broady taking the title.And do not be-little this achievement.If you look in the record book...

• The Brit Tennis Watch.

  Created: Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:09 Author: John Debnam

  So we have an all Brit boys final at Wimbledon today, and already the press are sharpening their knives as to see if these four lads cn kick start British male tennis.Their are others, of course, who reckon that this doubles piece of history means nothing...

• One For The Record Book

  Created: Friday, 25 June 2010 06:52 Author: John Debnam

  {highslide}historywimb.jpg&captionText:'John Isner and Nicholas Mahut'{/highslide}A very happy Isner, with a not so happy Mahut.Well done both, its so tough to lose a match like that....

• Wimbledon 2010 and some grass court facts.

  Created: Sunday, 20 June 2010 09:40 Author: John Debnam

  Ever wonder about those great looking grass courts that we see for 2 weeks of a year?Did you know for example that the grass is 8mm high, that 500 gallons of white marker is used and that there are 160 court coverers!!!Staff • Head Groundsman - Eddie Se...

• Port Isaac - Holidays In My Youth

  Created: Sunday, 02 May 2010 11:38 Author: John Debnam

   Could not believe this - Port Isaac, where my sister and I spent every summer in Dolphin Cottage.When I saw these guys on Amazon, I just had to put it on the site - brillant, and brought back so many memories.Well done to the lads!!...

• Up and Coming Tennis Matches in Los Gigs

  Created: Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:56 Author: John Debnam

  This weekend sees the start of the Over 35 Tenerife League.After being relegated last year, the Los Gigantes team starts in the 2nd division.Matches are as follows;Saturday 24th April  v Andrea A at homeSaturday 31st April v Miraverde away.Saturday 8th M...

• The Big One....

  Created: Sunday, 18 April 2010 10:04 Author: John Debnam

  A few hours to go before the all Spanish Monte Carlo Final!...

• Mik Hennessy Talks About Beechwood Tennis Club

  Created: Thursday, 15 April 2010 15:36 Author: John Debnam

   A chat with Mik Hennessy here in Los Gigantes Tenerife, about Beechwood Tennis Club in Coventry,of which Mik is Vice President....

• To Err Is Human!!!

  Created: Friday, 09 April 2010 15:29 Author: John Debnam

  Here are a few mistakes by the pros of today and yesterday - its nice to see and makes me feel human!...

• Easter Tennis Tournament Los Gigantes

  Created: Sunday, 04 April 2010 13:47 Author: John Debnam

  Another great days of tennis in the sun at the Los Gigantes Tennis Centre, saw 12 guys battle it out for the Easter Rabbit Tourny.The players were as follows Mike the pilot,Charlie,Tim and Nils. Salva,Cas,Trevor and Tito. John Beckley,Ricardo,Ally and ...

• Buying That First Racket

  Created: Wednesday, 31 March 2010 15:32 Author: John Debnam

  Who makes and sells tennis racquets? There are nine major brands: Babolat, Dunlop, Gamma, Head, Prince, Tecnifibre, Volkl/Boris Becker, Wilson and Yonex. Where can I buy a racquet? There are lots of choices. You can go to the pro shops at tennis clubs or ...

• Fatso Tennis - A New Blog Site

  Created: Sunday, 28 March 2010 10:30 Author: John Debnam

  The introduction to the site reads like this-"You don’t have to be a fatso like me to use this site. The techniques taught here will work for anyone of any age. But if you are overweight and out of shape, mastering what you learn here will help you to c...

• 34 Reasons To Start Playing Tennis

  Created: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 17:08 Author: John Debnam

  Apart from having the opportunity to play in Los Gigantes's famous 10 or 6 0'clock clubs, have a look at the following, and if you are not already playing this greta game, then contact me to learn it.Physical reasons to play tennis – Tennis enhances you...