The Tennis Tourist

03/10/2023

Catching the action from Indian Wells, on the Screen in Cabo San Lucas

03/09/2023

Searching for a court in Cabo San Lucas Mexico

12/04/2022

There is something about the serenity of a tennis court!

Issue No. 20 Tennis Courts Are Like the Ocean September 26, 2022 No Comments Paintings and text by Maya Muñoz Adapted from Racquet No. 20 Tennis courts are like the ocean. Or a landscape. I grew up in California, so I love the vastness of the West Coast. I am drawn to empty places. A tennis court e...

03/10/2022

So good to be back in Palm Springs, ‘Tennis Heaven’, after two years. Sunshine, courts and tennis crazy people everywhere!

02/25/2022

Grass, clay and hard court surfaces with a round robin grand slam tournament where you can compete on each surface! JW Marriott. Great tennis programs. One of our favorite places to play in Palm Desert. Check out our video.
https://youtu.be/PGjSWAPAW5Y

02/24/2022

One of our favorite places in the Palm Springs area. Grass, clay and hard court surfaces with a round robin 'grand slam' tournament where you can play and compete on each surface! JW Marriott. Great tennis programs. Check out our video.

https://youtu.be/PGjSWAPAW5Y

Tennis in Palm Desert California-Grass Clay and Hard Court-JW Marriott-A Grand Slam Experience in the desert. You can play on all three court surfaces in one...

02/06/2022

Going to Guadalajara Mexico for the tournament at the Guadalajara Country club in February? Club Los Pinos is a beautiful place to play tennis while you are in this incredible city.
https://youtu.be/Qcn33Z51MjQ

Guadalajara Mexico has deep roots in tennis and it's a favorite place for tennis players around the world to visit to watch the big tournaments or participat...

01/26/2022

Grass tennis on Australia's Great Ocean Road! About two hours out of Melbourne we found a historic oceanside hotel with grass and hard tennis courts (while at the Aus Open in 2020). It is in the charming town of Lorne on Australia's Great Ocean Road. A tennis player/surfers dream! We are dreaming about going back and planning our trip for next year's Australian Open. It is an event and a country not to be missed! Check out our video https://youtu.be/1H_nxH_Y0rg Mantra Lorne

01/24/2022

When we visited Australia for the Australian Open Tennis Tournament a couple of years ago, we had the opportunity to play at Kooyong Tennis Club.

Kooyong is one of the largest and oldest tennis clubs in the world and is known as 'The Spiritual Home of Australian Tennis'.
The club near Melbourne, has over 9,500 members and over 50 courts. The Australian Open Tennis Tournament was played on grass, here at the Kooyong Tennis Club until 1977.

We checked out the club and took in a drill session. The grass courts are only open on weekends so we had to do the session on clay. But the experience of playing at this legendary club was outstanding.

Check out our video that we shot at the Kooyong Tennis Club
https://youtu.be/EKKpu9snftU

01/23/2022

Just love this tennis club that we visited while in Australia for the Australian Open. Sturt Lawn Tennis Club in the charming city of Adelaide has six beautifully maintained courts and is very welcoming to guests.
https://youtu.be/hIbP-uHm4m4

01/19/2022

Just love this tennis club that we discovered when visiting Melbourne for the Australian Open

https://youtu.be/CSlxl5PLwkM

Carlton Gardens Tennis Club is located in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a beautiful setting surrounded by historic gardens, on the edge of Melbourne's Centra...

01/18/2022

As the Australian Open unfolds, we reflect on our amazing time at the tournament in 2020.

One of the tennis clubs we visited was Carlton Gardens Tennis Club. It is in a UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by historic buildings and gardens.

The club was warm and welcoming to our group of Canadians and accepted our challenge for a fun Canada vs Australia tournament on their national holiday, Australia Day.

We were amazed by the club's commitment to sustainability. Their power is sourced from renewables and their courts are designed to use very little water in response to the country's water shortages.

Carlton Gardens Tennis Club also has a strong dedication to social sustainability. They run free programs for homeless people, disadvantaged children and programs for women only where they provide a safe environment.

We were absolutely amazed at this club with its four courts with 'mod grass' and historic clubhouse, as we were with their beautiful country! And of course the outstanding Australian Open tournament.

https://thetennistourist.com/tennis-in-a-world-heritage-site-in-melbourne-australia/

Carlton Gardens Tennis Club Melbourne Australia. Four LED-floodlit artificial-grass courts in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

12/28/2021

The sun is shining on the tennis courts and beaches of Mazatlan Mexico. Check out our new video from the beautiful El Cid Tennis Club.

https://youtu.be/sfxEFXK7qtU

El Cid in Mazatlan beautiful tennis club with excellent courts hard and clay courts, pros and programs. The Tennis Tourist hit some balls with the pro and ch...

12/17/2021

Missing the sun, surf, sand and these smiling faces that we saw on the court bright and early every morning! Can’t wait to go back to Mazatlan!

12/07/2021

The t-shirt says it all! No snow here. Just sand, surf and tennis.

12/02/2021

Working so hard to resurface our beautiful clay courts at La Marina in Mazatlan Mexico. Many thanks to these guys!