Issy Michelson

Wales Lacrosse #16. Public Policy at the LTA. Former Political Staffer.

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Rally Together London shows how sport can bring communities together and create real opportunities for young Londoners.

Part of the wider HSBC Championships, Trafalgar Square was transformed into a tennis court to give young people from across the city a place to connect, play, and get inspired.

📸: Getty Images for LTA

[LTA @the_LTA]

The LTA and Getty Images are proud to celebrate 50 years of wheelchair tennis, with a digital exhibition of 50 images – some published for the first time.

Created in 1976, by American Brad Parks, what began on public courts in California quickly gathered momentum. By the mid‑1980s, international tournaments were being staged, the World Team Cup had been launched, and the ITF had formally recognised wheelchair tennis.

Today, wheelchair tennis is fully embedded across the four Grand Slams and the Paralympics Games, with men’s, women’s, quad and junior events now contested on the world’s biggest stages.

The LTA brought together key figures from the world of wheelchair tennis to select 50 iconic images from across the years from the Getty Images’ vast tennis archive as well as previously unseen historic photographs.

Check out the digital gallery here:
https://t.co/TMFuqlMQ5L

[Sport & Recreation Alliance @sportrectweets]

🤝 The Sport and Recreation Alliance has brought together bodies from across the sector to call for Government rethink potential £120m cuts to school sports in England.

🔗 Find out more here:

https://t.co/4WBy7c4nfa

[LTA @the_LTA]

On International Day of Disabled People, we celebrate the impact of LTA Tennis Foundation funding on breaking down barriers and creating opportunities for disabled people in tennis and padel.

Read more about the transformative impact this funding is having ⤵️

[LTA @the_LTA]

We're proud to announce a bigger and better disability tennis calendar in 2026

The calendar builds on a well established calendar of wheelchair, learning disability and autism, visually impaired, deaf and para standing tennis ⤵️

[LTA @the_LTA]

"Tennis plays a huge part in my life & being involved in the Learning Disability programme has given me so many amazing opportunities." 🤍

Success for Jamie Ryan & Aidan Moody at the 2025 Learning Disability Tennis National Finals in Bolton ⤵️

📸 Alex Dod"Tennis plays a huge part in my life & being involved in the Learning Disability programme has given me so many amazing opportunities." 🤍

Success for Jamie Ryan & Aidan Moody at the 2025 Learning Disability Tennis National Finals in Bolton ⤵️

📸 Alex Dodd

[Louie French MP @louie_french]

Second stop on a very busy Monday at #CPC25 was a very fun game of padel with the fantastic team at @the_LTA

Thank you to our fantastic hosts and all that joined the session 🎾

[LTA @the_LTA]

Shining at the World Transplant Games in Dresden ⭐️🇬🇧

Catch up on all the action as Team Great Britain return with a remarkable haul of medals ⤵️

[LTA @the_LTA]

The first ever two week HSBC Championships delivered a dramatic growth in both TV and digital audiences for tennis 📈

[Issy Michelson @IssyMichelson]

What a champ.

[LTA @the_LTA]

"If you had told six-year-old Matt with cerebral palsy that he would be world champion in 2025, I would have said not a chance in the world."

Britain’s Matt Grover is the Para Standing Tennis World Champion ⬇️

[LTA @the_LTA]

"Dear Andy, this is where it all began..."

@andy_murray's love letter to local courts in celebration of the transformation of over 3,000 park tennis courts across Britain ❤️

[Stephanie Peacock MP @Steph_Peacock]

Today it was fantastic to be at Queen’s Club to see the first WTA 500 women’s champion crowned there in 52 years. Great to see a capacity crowd out in support of women’s tennis.

[Robbie Moore MP @_RobbieMoore]

🎾🎾 ILKLEY TROPHY 🏆

Absolutely brilliant! An almighty effort by the whole team at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club for organising yet again a fantastic Ilkley Trophy Tournament.

Rik Smith - our Ilkley Lawn Tennis Chairman and Tournament Director together with Chris Harrison-Bloom, the clubs General Manager and the whole team did an amazing job.

With about 20,000 people in attendance, 2,000 people using hospitality, about 200 volunteers and many students from Ilkley Grammar School getting involved, it was a huge success.

Each year, the event goes from strength to strength - attracting incredible players, whose performances on pitch are just superb. The hospitality and events made this year’s whole tournament a real fun experience - having a real positive impact on Ilkley.

A huge amount of effort goes in to hosting the event with many volunteers and club members getting involved, and the positive impact the tournament has on Ilkley, our schools and the wider area is superb. Many local businesses, accommodation providers and hospitality also hugely benefit from the event.

The Ilkley Trophy is one of the highlights of the summer grass court season with world-class tennis.

The event is by far the biggest UK Tennis tournament in the North of UK.

Well done to all involved! And thank you again for all your efforts in making the whole tournament be such a great event.

It was a privilege to attend.

🎾 Congratulations to Tristan Schoolkate 🇦🇺 who beat Jack Pinnington Jones 🇬🇧 after an incredible match.

And…

🎾 Congratulations to Iva Jovic 🇺🇸 who wins the Ilkley Challenger title in straight sets over Rebecca Marino 🇨🇦

@Ilkleytennis

[Tennis TV @TennisTV]

More than just a dream come true 🫶

When Joanie got to meet, hit with, and inspire her hero @EmmaRaducanu 🥰

@the_LTA @QueensTennis

[LTA @the_LTA]

“I’m in awe of her, to feel that love for the game is really precious” 🥹❤️

When Joanie met, played with and inspired her hero @EmmaRaducanu

[LTA @the_LTA]

A significant uplift in women’s prize money 🙌

The women’s prize money at @QueensTennis & the Lexus Eastbourne Open reaches record levels this summer

The LTA is committed to achieving true equal prize money for men & women at these events no later than 2029 ⤵️

[LTA @the_LTA]

Britain’s top tennis players have come together to write to the Prime Minister urging him to continue UK Government investment in facilities 🎾

Read the letter here ⤵️

[LTA @the_LTA]

History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵History for Great Britain at the 2025 @SPORTVirtus World Championships 😄

🥇 5x gold medals
🥈 3x silver medals
🥉 2x bronze medals

Check in on all the success here ⤵️

[UpTheRs @UpTheRs]

HI HO SILVER LINING HAS BEEN PLAYED AT LOFTUS ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 264 DAYS🥳🥳🥳

[LTA @the_LTA]

“I know how important it is & what an impact it has on their lives” 🎾

@katiecboulter surprised players at a recent @AgeUK Sutton Walking Tennis session, funded by the LTA Tennis Foundation ⤵️