It was beyond even Judy Murray so what chance would Annabel Croft have but that’s the challenge… in the Algarve it’s anyone for tennis and Bandanaman.
All predicated by an Active Lives survey from Sport England which has flagged up the highest figure recorded for tennis since the survey began with 915,000 adults now playing tennis regularly.
Which, of course, will delight all those Engurlish racquet and ball fans.
Didn’t they try to claim Oor Andy as their ain and are still waiting for their first men’s Wimbledon champ in 87 years?
Still, you’ve got to feel sorry for them!
With that and tennis on my mind as it always was when bringing up the Son and Heir in Co. Wicklow in Ireland it’s timely.
To remind y’all about how the next British champion could well hail from Algarve.
Croft original
The Annabel Croft Tennis Academy at Pine Cliffs offers tennis camps over five days.
With ten hours of coaching focusing on different skills each day, or weekend courses.
Or for those that want to play a casual game.
And if there’s anyone for tennis and Bandanaman then players can simply rent a court and play with friends and family.
The resort is perfect for families – earning it an award for ‘The Best Family Resort’ in Europe by the World Luxury Hotel Awards.
The resort offers an extensive selection of activities for the whole family to do.
Including the Porto Pirata Children’s club with life size pirate ships, MIMO Algarve – a cooking school with family classes.
Cliffs’ Algarve
Pine Cliffs’ tennis facilities include five floodlit courts – two clay courts, three hard courts and a padel tennis court, which can be booked by the hour or as a block for the week by contacting the academy directly.
And padel, of course, if you hadn’t come across it in your travels was best described to me as ‘the child which tennis and squash’ would have made.
The Junior Tennis Camp (4-13 yrs) and Teenage Tennis Camp (13-17 yrs) comes in at €295 and Adult Tennis Holiday- €365.
Private lessons can also be booked for €75 /hour or shared lessons from €45 /hour per person.
Off court
Of course, there’s plenty to do off court too with a nine-hole golf course.
And Serenity Spa – The Art of Wellbeing – with a myriad of treatments and its indoor Thermal Oasis with a herbal sauna, hydrotherapy pool, jacuzzi, steam room and a salt sauna.
The resort offers hotel accommodation as well as luxury suites, apartments, and private villas, for self-catering.
There are eight swimming pools, as well as 11 restaurants and bars, which offer a wide variety of cuisines and dishes to cater to every taste.
Two adults can stay at Pine Cliffs Hotel in June from €385 per night including breakfast. A family of four can stay in a Two-Bedroom Pine Cliffs Gardens suite in June 2023 from €515 per night.
And if you see the awesome Annabel slamming her racquet on the ground and uncharacteristically yelling ‘You cannot be serious’ then it’s because she is coaching. Anyone for tennis and Bandanaman.