Wales Lacrosse #16. Public Policy at the LTA. Former Political Staffer.
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Issy Michelson retweeted
Sport has the power to change lives 👊🏿
The new PM and I discuss how every young person deserves the opportunity to experience sport through school and their local community. It’s about confidence, belonging, mental health and giving young people the best possible start.
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Rally Together London shows how sport can bring communities together and create real opportunities for young Londoners.
Part of the wider HSBC Championships, Trafalgar Square was transformed into a tennis court to give young people from across the city a place to connect, play, and get inspired.
📸: Getty Images for LTA
ALT A tennis court set up on Trafalgar Square, in front of Nelson's Column. Red buses and the London Eye are visible in the background.
Issy Michelson retweeted
The LTA and Getty Images are proud to celebrate 50 years of wheelchair tennis, with a digital exhibition of 50 images – some published for the first time.
Created in 1976, by American Brad Parks, what began on public courts in California quickly gathered momentum. By the mid‑1980s, international tournaments were being staged, the World Team Cup had been launched, and the ITF had formally recognised wheelchair tennis.
Today, wheelchair tennis is fully embedded across the four Grand Slams and the Paralympics Games, with men’s, women’s, quad and junior events now contested on the world’s biggest stages.
The LTA brought together key figures from the world of wheelchair tennis to select 50 iconic images from across the years from the Getty Images’ vast tennis archive as well as previously unseen historic photographs.
Check out the digital gallery here:
lta.org.uk/news/2026/may/cel…
ALT Record-breaking partnership Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid celebrate becoming the first men’s wheelchair doubles pairing to complete the career Golden Slam at Paris 2024. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)
ALT Californian, Brad Parks, founder of wheelchair tennis in 1976, at the sport’s 1986 US Open, the forerunner to inclusion in the Grand Slam in 2005. (Photo by Todd Friedman/Popperfoto via Getty Images)
ALT Jayant Mistry celebrates winning the first wheelchair doubles title at The Championships in 2005 - the first British man to triumph at Wimbledon since 1936. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)
ALT Doubles bronze medallists Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley made history at London 2012, becoming the first British female tennis players to win a Paralympic medal. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Issy Michelson retweeted
🤝 The Sport and Recreation Alliance has brought together bodies from across the sector to call for Government rethink potential £120m cuts to school sports in England.
🔗 Find out more here:
theguardian.com/education/20…
Issy Michelson retweeted
"Dear Andy, this is where it all began..."
@andy_murray's love letter to local courts in celebration of the transformation of over 3,000 park tennis courts across Britain ❤️
Issy Michelson retweeted
Today it was fantastic to be at Queen’s Club to see the first WTA 500 women’s champion crowned there in 52 years. Great to see a capacity crowd out in support of women’s tennis.
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🎾🎾 ILKLEY TROPHY 🏆
Absolutely brilliant! An almighty effort by the whole team at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club for organising yet again a fantastic Ilkley Trophy Tournament.
Rik Smith - our Ilkley Lawn Tennis Chairman and Tournament Director together with Chris Harrison-Bloom, the clubs General Manager and the whole team did an amazing job.
With about 20,000 people in attendance, 2,000 people using hospitality, about 200 volunteers and many students from Ilkley Grammar School getting involved, it was a huge success.
Each year, the event goes from strength to strength - attracting incredible players, whose performances on pitch are just superb. The hospitality and events made this year’s whole tournament a real fun experience - having a real positive impact on Ilkley.
A huge amount of effort goes in to hosting the event with many volunteers and club members getting involved, and the positive impact the tournament has on Ilkley, our schools and the wider area is superb. Many local businesses, accommodation providers and hospitality also hugely benefit from the event.
The Ilkley Trophy is one of the highlights of the summer grass court season with world-class tennis.
The event is by far the biggest UK Tennis tournament in the North of UK.
Well done to all involved! And thank you again for all your efforts in making the whole tournament be such a great event.
It was a privilege to attend.
🎾 Congratulations to Tristan Schoolkate 🇦🇺 who beat Jack Pinnington Jones 🇬🇧 after an incredible match.
And…
🎾 Congratulations to Iva Jovic 🇺🇸 who wins the Ilkley Challenger title in straight sets over Rebecca Marino 🇨🇦
@Ilkleytennis
Issy Michelson retweeted
More than just a dream come true 🫶
When Joanie got to meet, hit with, and inspire her hero @EmmaRaducanu 🥰
@the_LTA @QueensTennis
Issy Michelson retweeted
“I’m in awe of her, to feel that love for the game is really precious” 🥹❤️
When Joanie met, played with and inspired her hero @EmmaRaducanu
Issy Michelson retweeted
A significant uplift in women’s prize money 🙌
The women’s prize money at @QueensTennis & the Lexus Eastbourne Open reaches record levels this summer
The LTA is committed to achieving true equal prize money for men & women at these events no later than 2029 ⤵️
Issy Michelson retweeted
History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄
🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals
Check in on all the success here ⤵️
