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Lady Captains 2024 - 25:  Eimear Soden & Diane Birnie  

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Lady Captains 2024 - 25:  Eimear Soden & Diane Birnie  

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Captains' Contact:

0879453367 Eimear

Contact us by email: ladiestennis@celbridgetennis.ie

Ladies Ladder Coordinator (Singles) Contact:

Helen Berry 086 6131411

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Deirdre Soden 083 1457146

Recreational Play Contact:

Sandy Clarke 086 844954

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Shelley Kavanagh 087 7738345

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PARIS (AP) - For a few minutes, anyway, it seemed as if Iga Swiatek was a bit off in the French Open final against Jasmine Paolini. Swiatek kept making mistakes early Saturday, got broken in the third game and trailed at Court Philippe Chatrier.

Might a true surprise be in the offing? Could Paolini not only make a match of this, but actually win it? Um, no. Not even close. Not with the way Swiatek can dominate opponents, especially on red clay.

The top-seeded Swiatek quickly recalibrated her wayward strokes and simply overwhelmed Paolini, grabbing 10 games in a row en route to a 6-2, 6-1 victory that gave her a third consecutive championship at Roland Garros and fourth in five years.

The 23-year-old from Poland had to save a match point in a second-round victory against Naomi Osaka last week, but in the five matches after that three-set escape, Swiatek dropped a total of only 17 games.

"This tournament has been pretty surreal with its beginning and with second round, and then I was able to get my game better and better every match. I'm really proud of myself, because the expectations obviously have been pretty high from the outside. Pressure, as well," said Swiatek, who is 35-2 overall at the French Open, including a current streak of 21 straight victories. "I'm happy that I just went for it and I was ready to deal with all of this - and I could win."

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Iga Swiatek wins a third consecutive French Open women's title by overwhelming Jasmine Paolini

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Iga Swiatek has won her third consecutive French Open championship and fourth in five years by defeating Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1. The top-seeded Swiatek trailed 2-1 early in Court Philippe Chatrier on Saturday before taking the next 10 games.

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Celbridge 1 are through to the semi-finals of Class 3 Winter League and have secured promotion to Class 2. Congratulations to all team members and all subs.

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All the updates as Sabalenka thrashes Zheng to win the 2024 Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park.

This live page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Aryna Sabalenka beat Zheng Qinwen (6-3, 6-2) to win the 2024 Australian Open women's singles title on Saturday, January 27:

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Sabalenka beats Zheng: Australian Open 2024 women's final - as it happened

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Ladder and Challenge Rules August 21st 2024.docx

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Iga Świątek wins women's French Open with thrilling victory over Karolína Muchová | CNN

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Iga Świątek won her third French Open in four years with a 6-2 5-7 6-4 victory against the unseeded Karolína Muchová in the women's final on Saturday.

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Markéta Vondroušová beats Ons Jabeur to make Wimbledon history | CNN

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Markéta Vondroušová beat favorite Ons Jabeur to become the first unseeded player in the Open Era to win Wimbledon.

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(Head Junior Coach): 085 7791873

Nicola McKenna:

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'I was there to try my best': Clijsters to step away from tennis for good

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Five years ago in Newport, Rhode Island, Kim Clijsters saw her career in perspective for the first time.

"At the International Tennis Hall of Fame I was able to walk through the history of tennis and see all the athletes, the players that I grew up watching as a kid," she said earlier this week. "The ones who made me fall in love with the sport."

Seeing the exhibits featuring her childhood heroes left her speechless.

"That's when that whole movie in your head starts to play - of me and my sister [Elke] playing on our driveway back in Belgium. We'd go back and forth as Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. When it was the French Open, one of us was always Arantxa Sanchez."
Photos: A look back at the top milestones from Kim Clijsters' career
Clijsters was enshrined that warm summer day in 2017 among the immortals of the game that first inspired her. On Friday she announced she's stepping away from Hologic WTA Tour competition for good.

Her recent 20-month comeback, which coincided almost identically with the spread of the global pandemic, never took flight. Gradually, Clijsters came to realize that her family was her first priority.

The 38-year-old, along with husband Brian, is busy settling their three children into life in suburban New Jersey after a move from Belgium. She drives them to school and back, oversees homework, cooks breakfast and dinner - and there's an endless supply of laundry.

"Yeah, it's been on my mind for a while," Clijsters said. "I still love to hit the ball. With my schedule three, four days was enough to keep my rhythm under control but definitely not good enough if I decided to play another tournament. Say, if I picked Australia, it's three, four weeks. That's just not possible at this stage in our family life.

"Life just sort of takes over, right?"

For the record, her last official match was Oct. 7, when she lost to Katerina Siniakova in the first round at Indian Wells. She subsequently played World Team Tennis, winning more singles games than she lost.

In retrospect, Clijsters said she was too stubborn to let tennis, at that highest level, go. Of course, stubbornness is really just another word for determination, the trait she credits most for her success.

"I think my determination was something as a little girl that was a huge factor," Clijsters said. "This is something that came from my parents - they always pushed me in believing, 'OK, what you do for your sport, you have to do it 100 percent.' To this day, I think about what my dad said: `You have to realize at the end of your career you can't regret not giving it everything you had.'

"And out of everything, that's probably what I'm most proud of - that I really did that. From the moment I stepped on court and, whether it was practice or a match, I was committed. I was there to try my best."

A brief accounting of a life in tennis well played: Four Grand Slam singles titles, two in doubles, a 523-131 match record (80.0 percent), 41 titles, the No.1 ranking four different times over a span of eight years and $24 million-plus in prize money.

Her playing style was an arresting combination of power and flexibility; her father, Lei, was a formidable soccer player and her mother, Els, was a gymnast. You could see it in her signature splits.

Clijsters was a first-time Grand Slam champion on her 20 th birthday, pairing with Ai Sugiyama to win the 2003 French Open doubles. They repeated at Wimbledon, but Clijsters didn't win the singles title until 2005 at the US Open. In May 2007, at the age of 23, she retired for the first time.

"When I stopped playing, my dad was sick," Clijsters said. "He talked about me maybe playing tennis again a few months before he passed, and I was like `Dad, no. That's not going to happen.' "

It was an invitation from the All England Club in 2009 that moved Clijsters to focus on tennis again. It was only a few months after she had given birth to her daughter Jada and the timing seemed right.

"That's when the hunger for competition came back and, yeah, it just went from there," Clijsters said. "Waited for a few weeks to see if the emotion would stay, and it did. There's definitely moments in your life that mature you and have a big impact on your life. Losing my dad was one of them."

After more than two years from the game, Clijsters won five of seven matches in Cincinnati and Toronto before her unlikely and triumphant run at the 2009 US Open. She beat Serena and Venus Williams and Li Na on the way to the final, where she prevailed over Caroline Wozniacki. It was, Clijsters, said, her most emotional victory.

She defended her title in 2010, won the Australian Open in 2011and stepped away from tennis in 2012 - again thinking it was for the last time. But more than seven years later, after Jack and Blake had joined the family, Clijsters wanted to give tennis one more go.

She played only five matches - COVID-19 was wreaking havoc with world travel and she suffered a knee injury - but in a testament to her savvy, she extended three of them to a third set.

"My passion for tennis will never leave no matter what I do," Clijsters said. "I feel a very big need to give back to tennis because I've gotten so much out of it. So, yeah, that will be the next phase, to see where can I go?"

She has declined several requests from current players to be a part-time coach, opting instead to focus on Jada's burgeoning basketball career. At 14, she's already 5-foot-11 and her mother says when she's dribbling down the court at full speed, she's learned to step out of the way.

Clijsters still hits balls, usually at the nearby Atlantic Club in Manasquan. Last Friday she played with the pro for a few hours in the morning, then came back for some pickle ball.

"It's very intense," Clijsters said. "Once you've been competing for, like me, from when I was a little girl, I love getting that challenge, the pushing to prove something."

There will be no shortage of tennis options going forward. The experience of running the Kim Clijsters Academy in Bree, Belgium - the town she grew up in - has showed her the rewards of sharing her knowledge of the game.

Recently, Clijsters visited with the women's tennis team at Monmouth University. She played doubles, played some singles points and sat on the court for an hour answering questions. She'll be a fixture at the Grand Slams, doing television work and playing legends tennis - she's excited that Wimbledon is adding mixed doubles to their schedule.

Clijsters is determined to return the favor of those who helped her along the way.

"I cannot tell you the impact of Steffi and Monica and Arantxa when I came on tour," she said. "That world became my reality. They were kind, they would listen, they would give advice."

Any regrets?

"No," she said emphatically. "None. I've always made career decisions on how I felt at the time - not what was good for my career in the long run. I'm happy how everything worked out."

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Five years ago in Newport, Rhode Island, Kim Clijsters saw her career in perspective for the first time. "At the International Tennis Hall of Fame I was able to walk through the history of tennis and see all the athletes, the players that I grew up watching as a kid," she said earlier this week.

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Return to Play - Top Tips! | Top tips for returning to tennis from Be Gr8 at Tennis - Rob Cherry in case anyone is a little rusty!🎾😆

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Former Pro and Billie Jean King Cup Captain Yvonne Doyle has created a video for all players on using your breath to manage nerves on the tennis court

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World number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by announcing she will retire from professional tennis at just 25.

The Australian made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, saying she was leaving to "chase other dreams".

She said she was "absolutely spent" and "physically I have nothing more to give".

"I'm so happy and I'm so ready. I just know at the moment in my heart, for me as a person, this is right," she said.

"I know that people may not understand it. I'm OK with that. Because I know that Ash Barty the person has so many dreams she wants to chase after that don't necessarily involve travelling the world, being away from my family, from my home, which is where I've always wanted to be."

Barty won three Grand Slam singles events, including this year's Australian Open in January.

In doing so she became the first home player to win the Australian Open men's or women's singles title in 44 years.

She says her success in becoming 2021 Wimbledon champion "changed my perspective" because after achieving her ultimate personal goal in the sport, she still "wasn't quite fulfilled".

Barty's first singles Grand Slam arrived at the French Open in 2019 and she became world number one in the same year, a position she has held for 114 consecutive weeks since.

Only Steffi Graf, Serena Williams (both 186 weeks) and Martina Navratilova (156) have enjoyed longer streaks as world number one in the women's game.

Williams is the only other active female player to have won major titles on clay, grass and hard courts, and at the time of her retirement, Barty has collected $23.8m (£17.9m) in prize money.

"I am so thankful for everything this sport has given me and leave feeling proud and fulfilled," added Barty, who also won a Grand Slam doubles title alongside American CoCo Vandeweghe at the 2018 US Open.

"I know how much work it takes to bring the best out of yourself. I've said it to my team multiple times, 'I just don't have that in me any more.' Physically, I have nothing more to give. I've given absolutely everything I have to this beautiful sport of tennis, and I'm really happy with that.

"For me, that is my success. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. I'll always be grateful for the lifelong memories we created together."

BBC Sport tennis correspondent Russell Fuller

Like everyone else my reaction is one of huge surprise. But I don't think we really will see Barty playing tennis again. There was a feeling in the sport she would always be a player who retired young. No-one saw it coming at 25 though.

Wimbledon was the main goal, the Australian Open was the icing on the cake.

We should remember she has taken a break from the sport before, to play cricket primarily but also because she had been suffering from depression and homesickness.

You can never say never but she said she wanted to enjoy the next phase of her life as Ash Barty the person, rather than Ash Barty the athlete.

Former British player Annabel Croft said the "tennis world was in complete shock" over Barty's retirement but feels the move "makes perfect sense" if she feels she has nothing left to give.

Women's Tennis Association head Steve Simon said Barty was "one of the great champions".

"Ashleigh Barty with her signature slice backhand, complemented by being the ultimate competitor, has always led by example through the unwavering professionalism and sportsmanship she brought to every match," he said in a statement.

Fellow Australian Grand Slam winners also paid tribute. Former US Open champion Sam Stosur hailed Barty's "incredible career", while 15-time quad singles Grand Slam champion Dylan Alcott said Barty was a "champion in every sense of the word".

Romanian former world number one Simona Halep added: "What's next for you? Grand Slam champion in golf?!"

Great Britain's Andy Murray reacted to the news by saying he was "gutted for tennis" but happy for Barty.

Retired French player Marion Bartoli - who won Wimbledon in 2013 and retired just months later at the age of 28 - said she could "absolutely relate" to Barty's words.

"When I finally won Wimbledon in 2013 I had a little bit of fire in my belly that was just gone," Bartoli told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast. "When you chase something that is so hard to achieve for so long, and you've finally done it - you feel drained. You feel empty. And for Ash, she had the Australian Open around the corner, she definitely felt that if she could win that would be the cherry on the cake.

"But after that, she felt that she couldn't really sustain the amount of training and intensity that is required to stay at the top of the women's game. So I can absolutely understand the decision."

Barty's Australian Open win had cemented her reputation as a national hero. In an emotional moment, she was presented with her trophy by fellow Aboriginal Australian tennis champion and mentor Evonne Goolagong Cawley.

A recent report by The Age newspaper highlighted how the number of Australian children playing tennis had climbed by nearly 30% in the past year. Many of them are from Indigenous communities and many are girls.

"I'm really proud that I can be a small part of getting more kids into sport and chasing their dreams," Barty told BBC Sport in January.

Barty took a break from tennis in 2014, citing its intense demands, and played in the inaugural season of cricket's Women's Big Bash League.

She said that was "a very different feeling" to her retirement on Wednesday, adding tennis had "given me all my dreams plus more".

Belgian Justine Henin also retired from tennis while world number one at the age of 25 before announcing she would return to play 16 months later. She retired a second time the following year.

Fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters retired at the age of 23 in 2007 but returned two years later and went on to win three of her four Grand Slam singles titles after her comeback.

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How to prepare for the post-lockdown return of tennis in 2021
For many amateur tennis players the start of 2021 has been especially difficult as tennis clubs and courts around the world have been closed, but this month sees a number of tennis playing countries relax their COVID lockdown restrictions. Here Tennishead provides a handy list so you can make sure you return to the tennis courts is succesful and most importantly fun! Cardio fitness
Unfortunately the pandemic has meant a lot of sitting around being less active than normal and whilst you may have taken up running outdoors its unlikely you've managed to replicate the cardiovascular work out that a game of singles gives you. Make sure that before you walk onto court this month you've prepared your body.

Warm up your muscles with a gentle bit of running on the spot. Gradually increase the tempo and get your knees up high. This will get your blood flowing and heart beating

Set up a 5 meter space somewhere in the garden or even a corridor and do some sprints up and down. Really focus on your explosive speed as if you were charging to reach a drop shot

Change direction by doing even shorter sprints in multiple directions to replicate playing a rally on a tennis court

Grab your racket and do some side to side practise swings so that your upper body muscles remember what it was like

A good 20 minutes of this every day will really help

Then go for a 30 minute run to help your stamina as you don't want to fade during the first set tie break!

Stretching
Tennis involves using nearly every muscle and ligament in your body, so prepare these crucial areas as follow:

Start stretching from 'head to toe' or 'toe to head'. This will make sure you don't miss any important parts of the body

Make sure you are warm before you start as stretching cold muscles can be dangerous

Think about the big muscles in your shoulders, back, bottom and thighs. These need the most work as they provide all the power when you play tennis

Don't bounce when you stretch a muscle, push gradually until you feel some pain, then hold for 5 seconds, then stretch a little further, then hold. Then do it again...

Avoid blisters
Without doubt some of you will get over excited at being back on court and try and play as much tennis as possible on the first day! This will then lead to soft hands getting blisters. Team Tennishead learnt the hard way how quickly this can ruin your return to tennis!

Try hardening up your soft hands beforehand by holding your racket as much as possbile or do some gardening or lifting without gloves on

If you feel a blister starting when you play tennis then stop and wait a day then start again. Much better to avoid a blister than have to wait a week for one to clear up

Consider wearing a glove on court the first time you play. You might feel silly but at least you will be able to play as much as you like

The latest racket
Technology moves at a frightening pace and tennis racket brands are always utilising the latest materials and research to help manufacture the best racket for your game. Maybe now is the time to invest in a new racket, in which case please follow these simple steps:

1. Think about your own game and the style of play you prefer and the level you are at. Most tennis rackets are designed for specific players

2. Research online with a reputable retailer like AllThingsTennis.co.uk

3. Speak to an expert for advice. The owner of AllThingsTennis.co.uk Ross Batten is always on hand to provide advice. His contact details are here if you want a chat

4. Always buy a racket frame only, without the strings, then ask the retailer to string the racket for you with your chosen strings at your favoured tension

5. Buy two of the same rackets so that when your strings break you don't have to try and win the 3rd set tie break using your Mum's warped wooden racket from 1964

Tennishead recently play tested two new rackets on the market, the Dunlop FX and the Head Extreme and we recommend them both as good all round rackets for amateur players
Racket strings
Did you know that your strings will lose tension over time just by being in your racket. And if you've stored your racket in a cold or hot place then this will also change the tension.

Get your racket restrung to your preferred tension. Read our helpful article if you haven't done this before

Think about having a second racket as a spare with you on court that is restrung at the same tension

Ask an expert such as a coach or a tennis shop owner if you want advice on the best strings and the correct tension for your game

New grip
It sounds simple but many people will forget to change their grip. They don't cost much and a nice fresh grip will help your game and also smell a lot better than the old one you've been using since 2019! Your local tennis shop or online tennis retailer will be able to sort you out
Correct clothing
Tennis clothing brands like Dunlop and ASICS spend huge money on researching and developing apparel that is perfect for tennis players, so whilst it's tempting to stroll onto court in your shabby joggers, you will play, feel and look better if you are wearing specialist clothing. You'll find a full range for every style and body size at our retail partner AllThingsTennis.co.uk
New shoes with good grip for the surface you will play on
Never underestimate the importance of wearing a specialist tennis shoe with the correct grip for the court surface you are playing on. In general that means either a hard court/indoor court sole versus a clay court sole. You will find some helpful advice here from our friends at ASICS

Your tennis shoe is the only part that actually touches the court surface which makes it a crucial part of your game

Tennis shoes are designed for the way tennis players move, so always wear a specialist tennis shoe rather than a running shoe or cross trainer. If you don't believe us look at the edge of the sole of a tennis shoe versus another sports shoe and you'll see the difference.

There are different tennis shoes available for different styles of tennis player

Take a photo of the sole of your new shoe then you can refer back to it to see if the sole is wearing out. If you can't see the pattern on the grip of the sole then it means you need a new pair immediately!

Buy new balls
Old tennis balls are useless! They lose their bounce and grip quickly especially if you've left them in the cupboard. It doesn't cost much to use new balls and they will bounce better and help you have a better game. Dunlop are the world's leading ball manufacturer and have a range of balls to suit all players
Wash your new socks
Did you know that wearing brand new socks straight out of the packet can cause blisters? The new fabric doesn't always soak up sweat as well as washed fabric which is why its a good idea to wash your new tennis socks once before you wear them for the first time
Watch a coaching video
As you won't have hit a tennis ball possibly for months then preparing your mind for the return of tennis is just as important as preparing your body. We've teamed up with tennis coaching video specialist Top Level Tennis to offer Tennishead readers a 10% discount on their superb coaching videos from the likes of Boris Becker and Marco Panichi (Novak Djokovic's long time physical trainer). Simply use coupon code TH10 when you reach the checkout.
Join a club
Tennis clubs are great places to learn to play, meet other players of the same standard, join a team for some competitive tennis or simply to hand out with like minded tennis lovers! contrary to some uneducated people's belief, tennis clubs aren't stuffy in fact they are incredibly welcoming and in general are run by the members which helps create a warm and inviting atmosphere. If you can't find a local club then join the World's only virtual tennis club, the Tennishead CLUB
Have fun!
Don't worry if you play awfully on your first time back on the courts. You won't be alone and your opponent will be feeling the same way. Just remember that tennis is a difficult sport to master but that is what makes it the best sport in the world!

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Thursday Morning has been taking place for a long number of years. It is a social tennis morning for ladies .  It is a good place to meet other members if you are free on Thursday morning and  enjoy recreational social tennis.

Contact Norah O'Sullivan 087 2833308 or Phyllis McGolderick 087 9834586 if you are interested.

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Yoga, Meditation, Visualisation

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Management and Prevention of Common Tennis Injuries

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Yoga for Tennis Players 1 (or for anyone looking to spend time on their flexibility)

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Issued at: 25 June 2023 16:00

TODAY - Sunday 25th June

It will be a bright evening with sunny spells and showers, some of these heavy and thundery. Westerly winds will be light to moderate.

TONIGHT

There will be some clear spells and isolated showers tonight. It will be cooler and less humid than previous nights, with lowest temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees, in a light southwest wind.

Pollen Forecast

High on Monday. Moderate on Tuesday.

More information

Solar UV Index

Moderate in cloud, high in sunshine on Monday and Tuesday.

TOMORROW - Monday 26th June

Tomorrow, Monday, will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Cloud will gradually increase from the west later in the day. Highest temperatures of 17 to 19 degrees in light to moderate west to southwest winds.

National Outlook

OVERVIEW: Changeable with showers and spells of rain at times.

MONDAY NIGHT: Outbreaks of rain and drizzle becoming widespread with moderate southerly winds, fresh to strong near southern and Atlantic coasts. Lows of 13 to 15 degrees.

TUESDAY: Damp, breezy and mostly cloudy to begin on Tuesday, with scattered outbreaks of rain and drizzle and patchy mist. Brightening up with some sunshine developing in parts of the east and south later in the afternoon and evening, but showers or longer spells of rain will affect the north and west, turning heavy at times. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees in a moderate to fresh southwesterly breeze.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Outbreaks of rain will move southeastwards across the country on Tuesday night, with drier and clearer conditions following into the northwest. Lowest temperatures of 13 to 16 degrees, coolest in the northwest, in a light to moderate southwesterly wind, veering west to northwest behind the rain.

WEDNESDAY: Cloud and rain will clear the south and east on Wednesday morning and for the rest of the day there will be mostly dry and sunny weather. A few showers are possible in the north and west. Highest temperatures of 17 to 20 degrees in a light to moderate west to northwest wind.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Most places dry with long clear spells on Wednesday night, just some well scattered showers near Atlantic coasts. Cooler than previous nights with lows of 9 to 12 degrees.

THURSDAY: Thursday will bring a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Top temperatures will range 16 to 19 degrees in moderate westerly winds.

FURTHER OUTLOOK: The changeable weather pattern looks set to continue.

Temperature circle (°C): maximum and minimum temperature forecast for each day. Wind symbol (km/h): arrow points in the direction the wind is blowing. The weather and wind icons: for the time of maximum temperature and minimum temperature.

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Leinster - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service

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Yoga for Tennis Players 2 (or for anyone looking to improve their flexibility)

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YOGA for Tennis Players 3 (or anyone looking to stretch, strengthen and breathe)

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Sports Surgery Clinic; Managing Tennis Injuries

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Sports Surgery Clinic; Managing Tennis Injuries

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LIVE STREAM: Sports Surgery Clinic: An Evening for Tennis

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A LIVE webinar for anyone interested in keeping strong, flexible and active as they get older and for anyone with shoulder or lower back pain

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Well done to Team 1 on Sunday. They beat county Wicklow in DLTC semifinal at home.
Hard luck Team 5 who were narrowly beaten by Glenageary also in the semi final.

Thanks to all for good wishes and support. It was a great day in the sunshine🌤️🎾👏

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Michael Donaghy, Former Tennis Coach at Celbridge Lawn Tennis Club

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Michael Donaghy, Tennis Coach at Celbridge Lawn Tennis Club

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Blue Flag Finalists Winterleague 2020 played July 25th 2021

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Sunday night social tennis 7.15pm - 8.45pm
Contact Sandy Clarke 0868449543
or Mary Griffin 0877671469

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Ladies Needed to plan forthcoming events

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Ladies Needed to plan forthcoming events

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Please get in touch,
Have you some good ideas? get in touch

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Great final

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Well done to all who played in Autumn League

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Evanne and Mary with prizes from Autumn League

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Evanne and Mary with prizes from Autumn League

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Congrats to all who played for Celbridge.
Julie Crowley, Claire Farrell, Mary Griffin, Bernie Murphy, Sandra Rossiter, Jane Small, Mary Reynolds, Jacqui Phelan, Mary Byrne, Eavanne Clancy, Norah O' Sullivan, Sandy Clarke, Olive Morrin, Miriam Slaven, and Phyllis Mc Goldrick

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Winter League Finalists.

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Proper Tennis runners
Comfortable sportswear

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Ladies rallies of the decade @ Wimbeldon

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Wimbledon Rallies of the Decade | Ladies' Singles

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One of the club's coaches can help with an  assessment  of your level. They will advise on what  to improve on,  what level you are at and pathways to the next level.

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See below all the matches girls played to get to the final

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Fob System in operation (Contact Ian Mulally)

Upstairs in the clubhouse is a friendly space with television.  Full kitchen facilities available.

Ladies changing rooms and showers are downstairs.

Many social events are held at the clubhouse and these will be advertised on the noticeboards, social media and by email.

No unaccompanied u/14 juniors allowed allowed upstairs

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Andre Agassi Interview | Beat Boris Becker By Observing His Tongue

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Following are practice videos of the top 10 WTA & ATP singles players. Click on a player's name to view their videos. I've include 3 practice videos for each player. These are the top 10 as of 5th April 2021.

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Practice Videos of WTA & ATP Professional Tennis Players

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Following are practice videos of the top 10 WTA & ATP singles players. Click on a player's name to view their videos. I've include 3 practice videos for each player. These are the top 10 as of 5th April 2021.

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23/04/21

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It is heartrending to think that Ireland's most successful tennis player, five-time US Open tennis champion Mabel Esmonde Cahill, spent her final days in a workhouse and was buried in an unmarked grave. At least now, in the place where she spent her earliest days, that unrivalled achievement is being remembered.

When Kilkenny Tennis Club opens its doors on Monday morning, it will be celebrating more than an easing of lockdown restrictions.

The club will be introducing its 1,000 members to the local woman who won a singles championship there in 1884 before going on to become, in the words of , "the best player in America".

A new mural in the clubhouse celebrates the woman from Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, whose "remarkably powerful backhand" helped her to set several records. "Those who have never seen her play can form no idea of the dash and spirit she puts into her game," the newspaper enthused in 1892, the year she became the first player, male or female, to win the singles, women's and mixed doubles - the 'triple crown' - at the United States Championships.

A year earlier, she won the singles and doubles to become the first non-American, and only Irish person, ever to win a US Open title. Many years later, in 1976, she became the only Irish tennis player to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

New tribute to Mabel Cahill Ireland's most successful tennis player at Kilkenny Lawn Tennis

Now Mabel Cahill is honoured in her home county with a mural painted by artist Paul Murphy, who lives within a stone's throw of her childhood home at Ballyconra House. Club captain Ivan Powell came up with the idea in lockdown. He says he hopes it will act as an inspiration to all members, but particularly to young women and girls to show them what can be achieved.

It is an important tribute because it honours a history that is only just starting to re-emerge thanks to the work of writers, historians, tennis enthusiasts and Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club, to give the club founded at Archersfield in 1879 its full title. Former captain Nicky Read named a tournament after Mabel in 2019 and conducted research on her life as part of a 'herstory project' with another former captain, Angela Moylan.

As she says, women are too often written out of history and it's important to set the record straight. The mural is a definite start but club captain Ivan Powell hopes for more; perhaps a commemorative blue plaque or a street in Kilkenny named after her.

You can't say enough for this club which has gone out of its way to retrieve an important story from history, although you have to wonder why her memory is not celebrated at city, if not at national, level.

Having said that, it is not just women who fade in the public's memory. It is well known, for example, that Tipperary woman Lena Rice was the only Irish woman to win Wimbledon but few recall the sweep of Irish victories in the year of her singles success, 1890. In that year, James Willoughby Hamilton from Kildare won the men's singles title while Joshua Pim of Wicklow and Dubliner Frank Stoker won the men's doubles.

Mabel Esmonde Cahill's story, however, has resonance far beyond the sporting world. Hers is the story of a 19th-century Irish woman who struck out into the world on her own, pushing boundaries in the sporting world and later as a writer and actress in London, where so many other Irish women were also struggling to establish careers of their own.

Mabel Cahill: her story has resonance far beyond the world of sports.

Indeed, the challenge in establishing the facts of her life highlights how much falls through the cracks of a historical narrative that too often focuses elsewhere. We would know little about her life without the exceptional, painstaking and meticulous research done by Mark Ryan who, as late as 2011, fleshed out the details in a moving biography posted on the website tennisforum.com

It charts her arrival into a privileged background on April 2, 1863, the twelfth of 13 children born to Michael Cahill, a wealthy Catholic landlord, and his wife Margaret (née Mangan) at Ballyragget in Co Kilkenny. She had early access to the fashionable game of lawn tennis and had already won tournaments in Kilkenny and Dublin before she emigrated to New York, aged 26, in 1889.

There, she lived near Central Park, was asked to join the New York Tennis Club and was soon gaining attention, playing against such luminaries as Ellen C Roosevelt, sister of the presidential Franklin D.

It's interesting, too, to see how she was fêted in her new home. A syndicated article in 1892 paints a picture of a US champion at the height of her success. It describes Mabel as "a petite, attractive brunette, with short black hair, and the brightest of grey eyes, full of life and spirits" who lived in a "pretty little house up-town near [Central] Park."

Just four years later, however, a article offers a very different insight into the difficulties facing women in the late 19th-century. It recounts how Mabel represented herself in court in a case she took against a New York police officer who failed to take her claims of harassment and assault seriously. In one of several attacks, she said a group of boys had called her 'a new woman', pushed her to the ground and tore the riding costume she wore in her new life as a professional rider.

She had also started to write, suggesting that she needed an income. Up to then, she may have lived off a stipend from her father's estate. While her first novel, , was dismissed in a review, her journalism was well-received. As the noted on July 15, 1893: "Just how to arrange a tennis tournament is an excellent article, as timely as it is it authoritative, since it is written by Mabel Esmonde Cahill, the champion lady tennis-player of the United States."

It is not clear why Mabel decided to move to England. But when she did, she found it impossible to earn a living from writing and/or acting, an experience shared by many other Irishwomen, from Corkwoman Clotilde Graves to Kerry antiquarian and writer Mary Agnes Hickson who both successfully applied to the Royal Literary Fund for financial help.

Mabel Cahill, however, did not and the clues to her final years are contained in the records of a workhouse infirmary in London and later the Union Workhouse in Lancashire where she died of TB of the larynx in 1905. She was, most likely, buried in an unmarked grave at the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Ormskirk, Lancashire.

Her local club has celebrated her in her birthplace and, to its immense credit, it will also look into the possibility of marking her tragic end with a plaque or gravestone when travel opens up again.

It is a welcome and important step on the long road to restoring women to the pages of history.

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Clodagh Finn: Honouring the Irish woman who won five US Open tennis titles

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Clodagh Finn: Honouring the Irish woman who won five US Open tennis titles: A comprehensive series of articles on this topic

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Workshop on Meditation for your Mental Game. Tennis Players & Athletes

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Caroline Wozniacki on Helping Women: TENNIS.com Podcast

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The TENNIS.com Podcast catches up with Caroline Wozniacki this week to talk about her retirement, the launch of Advantage Hers, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, her friendship with Serena Williams, her relationship with her dad, and a lot more. Subscribe to Tennis Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=tennischannel

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Women's Tennis Association - Official Website

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The official website of the Women's Tennis Association. Rankings, live scores and more!

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Sports Surgery Clinic: Injuries Information 

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Sports Surgery Clinic: Injuries Information 

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UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC) Northwood Avenue, Santry, Dublin 9.

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Sports Surgery Clinic located in Santry has created a series of recorded events - Online Conferences and Podcasts focusing on Orthopaedics.

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The activist tennis star set to light up the Tokyo Olympics this year - featuring an exclusive interview with tennis legend Billie Jean King.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka had a massive year in 2020, becoming the highest earning sportswoman ever, and protesting police violence against black Americans in both her private and professional life. Born in Japan, she's spent most of her life in the US. This year she's set to light up the Tokyo Olympics as one of the stars of the games. What else lies ahead for Naomi Osaka? We hear from those closest to her including her coach and manager, and feature an exclusive interview with campaigner and tennis legend Billie Jean King.

Presenter: Mark Coles
Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton
Editor: Rosamund Jones
Mix: Rod Farquhar

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The activist tennis star set to light up the Tokyo Olympics - featuring Billie Jean King.

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Billie Jean King, tennis player and campaigner, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

Billie Jean King won 39 Grand Slams and a total of 20 Wimbledon titles and is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Born in California in 1943, she was the eldest daughter of Bill and Betty Moffitt. She discovered tennis at the age of ten: at 15 she won in her age bracket at the Southern California championships, and in 1961, she won the women's doubles at Wimbledon with Karen Hantze, the youngest pair to achieve such a victory.

In 1968, when professional competitors were admitted to Grand Slam tournaments, she won Wimbledon for the third time and was paid just £750 while Rod Laver, the Men's champion, took home £2,000. So began her campaign for gender equality, which involved boycotting tournaments and setting up their own professional women's circuit. In 1973, then aged 29, she beat the 55-year-old former tennis champion Bobby Riggs in a match which became known as 'The Battle of the Sexes': it remains the most-watched tennis match ever. That year the US Open awarded the same financial reward to men and women and in 2007 Wimbledon followed suit. Billie Jean also founded the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation in the 1970s.

She married her husband, Larry, in 1965 but by the late 1960s, she had realised that she was gay. She was outed by a former lover who sued her for palimony in 1981, and although she won the case, she lost almost all her commercial endorsements. She has been with her partner, Ilana Kloss, for nearly 40 years and retired from singles matches in 1983 and doubles in 1990. She was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2009 and has continued to be an ambassador for her sport and for gender equality.

Presenter: Kirsty Young
Producer: Cathy Drysdale

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Desert Island Discs Revisited, Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean King is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs

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Ladies shots of the Decade @ Wimbeldon

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Wimbledon Shots of the Decade | Ladies' Singles

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Classic Final: Wooden rackets for the final!

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Chris Evert vs Virginia Wade | Wimbledon 1977 Semi-final | Full Match

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Click below and enjoy!

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The Players' Guide to Tennis and Fair Play

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The Players' Guide to Tennis and Fair Play

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Test your tennis; how good are your calls?

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Test your tennis; how good are your calls?

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Congratulations to Celbridge 2 team in Winter League and all of their subs. The team reached the quarter finals and secured promotion rto Class 3 next year.

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https://www.facebook.com/celbridgelawntennisclub

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Ladder Rules & How to Make a Challenge on CM365

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Ladder Rules & How to Make a Challenge on CM365

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Yvonne Doyle: Visualisation for Tennis Players

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Yvonne Doyle: Visualisation for Tennis Players

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Visualisation

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Intro to Visualization for Tennis Players 🎾

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EXPLAINED: Tennis Rules & Scoring | Basics | Beginner | Tiebreak | Serving

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Publication of History of Celbridge & District LTC

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Publication of History of Celbridge & District LTC