22% More Participation In 2020 With Covid-19 Pandemic, What’s Next

The USTA Foundation’s “Rally to Rebuild” campaign kept National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) … [+] chapters across the U.S open during the Covid-19 pandemic. Here a tennis player hits a forehand at the 2018 NJTL Excellence Teams Cup hosted at the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC) in College Park Medicine. (Photo: Courtesy of the USTA Foundation)

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Tennis has caused quite a racket during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, in a good way.

According to a Physical Activity Council’s Participation (PAC) report, 2020 saw a 22% upwards bounce in tennis participation in the U.S. Over 21.6 million people played the sport last year with over 6.7 million being either completely new players or those returning to the sport after having been away for a while. The number of new players courted (close to 3 million) was 44% higher than the baseline number for 2019.

Last December, I covered for Forbes why tennis has remained a good option…

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