Hedgehog Concept Love Tennis Night

Wednesday 2nd November 6:30pm – 10pm

Entry - £20 / Shrewsbury Club Members £15

This is the perfect event for those of you who love tennis or who love to hear about sport from behind the scenes!

Enjoy courtside seats for the match of the day from the ITF World Tour W100 which starts at 6:30pm, followed by some amazing paella served street food style in our heated marquee before you sit back and enjoy some amazing insights on tennis. Listen in to a fascinating conversation with one of Britain’s best loved tennis players, Heather Watson, and one of our most high-profile coaches, Iain Bates.

Heather will reflect on her playing career where she reached a career high of 38 in the world and has won 11 titles on the tour. She is a Wimbledon champion, winning the Mixed Doubles with Henri Kontinen in in 2016. She will also talk about her many other career highlights including that match at Wimbledon against Serena Williams and her performances for Team GB in the Billie Jean King Cup.

Iain has been involved in British Tennis for over ten years and has seen many of our current players progress through from juniors to the world stage. He is the current Head of Women’s Tennis and led the Olympic teams in Rio and Tokyo.  He was part of Emma Raducanu’s support team during her incredible US Open victory last year. Hear first-hand, what it was like to be an integral part of one of the most incredible sporting success stories in the modern era.

As well as sharing their stories, you will get the chance to quiz Laura and Iain as part of an audience Q&A.

If you love tennis then this is the perfect event for you; top class tennis, great food and a chance to hear about life behind the scenes in professional tennis. You won’t want to miss this!