Well COVID has certainly impacted on our normal outgoing planning for tennis displays, meetings and player events etc.
Yet behind the scenes, some interesting things have been developing. Not least, is the rise of Ash Barty as a firm #1 and we just love watching her carve up the game plans of opponents with her all court game.
From a collecting perspective, there are now a growing number of Chinese Tennis Collectors entering the market as the game blossoms over there. Having taken displays to Beijing in 2013 and Hong Kong in 2018, we have learned that tennis stadia like Rod Laver arena are being built in most provinces and the pressure to build tournaments at an international level has become a major focus.
Sadly, the Tennis Museum space at the NSW centre in Parramatta at Olympic Park was replaced by a gym and all the memorabilia is in storage.
This means there is no significant tennis museum or display with the exception of the Margaret Court and Rod Laver arena displays focussing on there careers.
In the meantime, Kooyong has expanded its facilities and is also expanding the foyer display areas which are very nice covering tennis racquets (20) and quality displays for various Aussie greats…..
It is still an ambition to find a location in Melbourne at the tennis or nearby where fans could view Tennis Heritage Australia collections and, or combined with Tennis Australia’s stored collection which never sees the light of day.
Over 5000 items from the TA Collection can be viewed online here https://victoriancollections.net.au/organisations/tennis-australia
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