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Family Hubs and Children's Centres lead Claire Borg, who came up with the idea, said: "I had no idea the course would be so popular."

Ms Borg added that the feedback from parents specifically had been "overwhelming".

Ms Borg said she was particularly proud that the course was able to help some mothers in the local community who felt isolated.

Tennis is built for rivalries, and it had several over the years, among others: Rod Laver and Ken Rosewall, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, and Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

Sinner replaced Novak Djokovic as world number one in June 2024 and since then has won a record-equalling 47 of his first 50 matches as the top ranked men's player, matching Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors.