Published
by The Tennis Foundation of Fontelunga and Cortona
May 2007
FONTELUNGA TENNIS CLUB NEWS
Everything
Tennis and More -
though mostly just Tennis
Editor: Mr Scott Jakeways
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on
With
the last balls of
the football season about to be kicked and the smell of uncooked
sausages already hanging in air the thoughts of many are about to turn
to the
raft of summer pursuits invented to see us through the period when,
sadly,
there just isn’t anything to do. Of course, footballers themselves,
or the ones based
in the UK, take the opportunity to migrate to the most exclusive
reaches of the
Mediterranean for a bit of R+R and, quite possibly a million pound
wedding with
the nice people from Hello (or is it Okay – it
doesn’t really matter). But what about the rest of us? If we are to fall back on summer sports which ones are we to choose? |
The Victorians: with their typical
sense
of rigour seem to have developed a whole range of recreations, a
veritable plethora of pursuits an embarrassment of exercises. So much so, that there is just too much choice; and if there is only one thing worse than not enough; it’s too much! Okay, so that’s probably
not true but luckily we are
at hand to guide you through the sporting possibilities for those long,
hot,
summer months. Verdict - Liars Cricket – ah, much better. Has a summer pedigree as
long as WG
Grace’s beard and that Flintoff
bloke certainly likes a beer or two. |
No, of course you haven’t and that’s because the whole thing is just so tedious. I mean one man chucks a ball at another man with a bit of wood. He
either hits it or he doesn’t.
Big
deal! And this
happens about 1,000 times
a day for weeks on end before they all forget what’s happened
and call it a
draw. Verdict – Dull dull dull
dull! Punting – I have to confess that
I
don’t actually know what this is but do have a suspicion that
it is, quite
possibly, illegal. On the plus side this must
make it quite exciting but on the down side I wouldn’t know
if I was actually
doing it, let alone doing it well. Verdict – Bit fishy! Tennis – Yes! Quick, dynamic,
graceful, okay it has a bit
of recent grunting but what the hey, it clears the lungs! Tennis has to be just
about the best sport in
the world after football (and possibly some others) . Verdict –
BRILLIANT! |
| PUTTING THE
‘FUN’ IN FONTELUNGA As we all know, Tennis is just about the best thing that you can do in Summer – see above. And so to celebrate this fact, a select group of the world’s best tennis players have been specially invited to compete for the inaugural Fontalunga cup at the Olive Grove Tennis Stadium. Unfortunately, due to some rather poor planning on the part of the organising committee, this clashes with some important tennis competitions back in the UK; therefore, it has been decided to extend entry to anyone who just so happens to be based in, or around, Fontelunga between 17th and 20th June. Yes; that means you! Venue: Fontelunga Olive Grove Tennis Stadium Date: 17th-20 June |
 Up the Villa! – Tennis is the Game of this Season |
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In the June issue: The Right Kit – Not just half a chocolate bar: Strawberries and Cream – your favourite recipes Pole-dancing: just a fad or excellent training for the rigours of semi-professional tennis? On court in Cortona: Married life - the ultimate mixed doubles? |