A huge congratulations to Claire Fahey (@claire_vigrass1 ), who has become the Ladies World Rackets singles champion, defeating Cesca Sweet four games to love at @thequeensclub on Sunday, 10 May. 👏🎉🏆
Claire is now the Ladies World Singles champion in both Real Tennis and Rackets, an accomplishment only achieved concurrently once before in history by the legendary Peter Latham, who held both titles in the Men's games in 1895.
T&RA President William Maltby presented the prizes in front of a packed gallery on a historic day for both Rackets and Real Tennis.
➡ For the full match report and results, check out the link in our bio.
📸 Photos by @busteredwards
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🏆 THIS WEEKEND, HISTORY WILL BE MADE! 🏆
The recent retirement of longtime Ladies Rackets World Singles champion Lea Van Der Zwalmen leaves room for a new player to take the crown, and one will do so this weekend. 👑
The T&RA is proud to announce that the Ladies Rackets World Singles Challenge will be taking place at @thequeensclub on Sunday, 10 May, at 11am.
In a Best of 7 Games format, two of the sport’s most accomplished players – Cesca Sweet @cescasweet_ and Claire Fahey @claire_vigrass1 – will be facing off to take the title Lea Van Der Zwalmen has held for nearly a decade.
Spectators are encouraged to come to Queen’s to watch the match, but if you’re unable to lend your support in person, please do so by watching the live stream via T&RA's official YouTube channel. 🎬
In the meantime, be sure to check out our bio for links to exclusive interviews with Cesca and Claire about how they've been preparing for the upcoming match, what fans can expect from their on-court battle, and how they feel about Lea's retirement, which leaves the World Champion title open for a new woman to claim for the first time since the Ladies Challenge began. 💪
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Get to know the T&RA’s new CEO, Nick Orr, via an exclusive interview in which he discusses his plans for the Association and more. 🎯
"I don't want to come in like a bull in a china shop thinking I can change the world. The most important thing for me to start with is to understand the organisation and understand the role, and it is quite complex in many ways because of the breadth of responsibility that lies within the position,” Orr says. “It's quite intimidating taking over from someone who has been in the role for 16 years because his knowledge and experience are almost limitless, and my start point is very low. But he's doing what he can to download his knowledge and experience and set me up for success, which is great.”
➡ The full interview is available via the link in our bio.
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UPDATE: Bathurst Cup 2026 Training
The GB Bathurst Cup squad is ramping up its training in preparation to win back the trophy next month. The event is being hosted in Paris 23-31 May with both the Men’s and Women’s teams training hard to be ready for the competition. Let’s go team Great Britain!!! 💪💪
(And show 'em some love in the comments section, not forgetting @robshenks , who's also part of the Men's team!!)
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👉 INTERVIEW: Cesca Sweet Opens Up About the Ladies World Challenge 💪
Ahead of the Ladies Rackets World Singles Challenge on 10th of May, Cesca Sweet (@cescasweet_ ) chats with the T&RA about her preparation tactics, battling her fierce opponent, Claire Fahey (@claire_vigrass1 ), and the retirement of World Champion Lea Van Der Zwalmen, who she calls “a legend.”
The interview can be accessed via the link in our bio.
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Congratulations to Tim Chisholm @tmchisholmie & Camden Riviere @camdenriviere , who triumphed over John Lumley @johnlumley7 & Steve Virgona @stevev2026 in the final of the World Doubles Championship, sponsored by Pragnell @pragnelljewellery , on Sunday, 26 April, at Moreton Morrell. Level at two-all overnight, they won three of the four sets played to secure their sixth consecutive World Doubles title, first won in 2015. A magnificent achievement by two world greats of the game. 🏆
You can find the score on our official website and video of the tournament by Ben Geytenbeek @bgeytenbeek on our YouTube channel (T&RA Media), both which can be found via the link in our bio.
Well done @mm_realtennis for such a fab job hosting, and a huge thank you to the organisers, markers and players, as well as to Pragnell for their first-ever sponsorship of a Real Tennis tournament. And a thank you also to Tim Edwards @busteredwards for his fantastic photography of the event. 📸
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The best Real Tennis in the world will continue this weekend at the two-day final of the World Doubles Championship 2026, sponsored by @Pragnell .
John Lumley (@johnlumley7 ) and Steve Virgona (@stevev2026 ) battled through their semi-final to play a third consecutive WDC final against champions Camden Riviere (@camdenriviere ) and Tim Chisholm @tmchisholmie ). Both pairs were successful in their semi-finals on Thursday 23rd at @mm_realtennis , each match ending five games to one. 🔥
➡ The first four sets of the final will be on Saturday, 25 April, at 1:30pm, concluding 24 hours later on Sunday, 26 April.
Check out the link in our bio for more information, including streaming links.
Photos by @busteredwards 💪
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📷 We’re sharing more photos from the epic @brown_advisory British Open Doubles Championship that took place on Monday evening at @thequeensclub , courtesy of photographer @busteredwards . 👏
Tom Billings (@thbillings ) and Mike Bailey (1) set off at a blistering pace against Alex Duncliffe-Vines (@alejodv180 ) and James Rossiter (@james_rossy ) (3), with Tom covering every inch of the court and Mike making seamless (and winning) interceptions. After an hour, Tom and Mike were three games up for the loss of just nine points, an incredible 15/4 15/1 15/4 triplet of games. But, as the fourth game started, a medical emergency brought the match to a halt, with the marvellous Alys Bird (Queen’s Club) taking charge of the situation.
45 minutes later a different match emerged, with Alex and James capitalising with a series of strong hands. At 14/6 it seemed they were back in the match but then Tom levelled to 14-all, three points from victory. Another swing saw Alex and James take the vital set to love to trail one game to three….
MORE: To read more about the match, or to watch the live stream, check out the link in our bio. 😉
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🔥 Today is the big day when the World Doubles Championship 2026, sponsored by @pragnelljewellery , kicks off at @mm_realtennis with the best Real Tennis in the world! 💪
The Pragnell Championship Cup qualifying matches are already in session, and they’ll be followed by:
➡ 1pm: Championship Opening Reception
➡ 2pm: Semi-final match one (four sets) Lumley & Virgona (2) vs Fahey & Howell (3)
➡ 4:30pm to 6pm: Street food festival
➡ 6:30pm: Semi-final match two (four sets) Riviere & Chisholm (1) vs Taylor-Matthews & Sayers (4)
🍿 For the rest of the event schedule and access to the live stream, check out the link in our bio. 👀
The World Doubles Championship will be running 22-26 April. Pragnell is delighted to be sponsoring the event for the first time, with shared values of heritage, precision, and the quiet mastery of craft. 💍 💍 💍
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💪 Congratulations to Mike Bailey & Tom Billings (1), who beat Alex Duncliffe-Vines & James Rossiter (3) in a hard-fought battle during the final of the Brown Advisory British Open Doubles Championship 2026. The pair triumphed 15/4 15/1 15/4 14/17 10/15 12/15 15/11. 🔥
T&RA President William Maltby and Brown Advisory's Quintin Ings-Chambers
presented the prizes after the truly sublime final, where all four players played their part in a mercurial match. A special thanks to @thequeensclub for both the venue and the emergency medical support, as well as to @brown_advisory for their continued sponsorship of this highlight event.
Thank you also to the tournament organisers, markers and participants for all of their fantastic work, and to Tim Edwards (@busteredwards ) for photographing the event in his usual outstanding style!
➡ For the full match report, check out the link in our bio. ⬅
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Pragnell is delighted to be sponsoring the Real Tennis World Doubles Championship for the first time at Moreton Morrell in Warwickshire. United by our shared values of heritage, precision, and the quiet mastery of craft, we look forward to a quintessentially British sporting showcase from 22nd – 26th April.
