ACTIVITIES 8-11 YEARS ACTIVITY 1 – ACE BRITISH PLAYERS! See if you can find out the names of these British tennis players below. Write their names in the box. ACTIVITY 2 – FLYING THEIR FLAG! See if you can match the tennis player to their national flag. Draw a line to the correct flag. ACTIVITY 3 – SPECTACULAR STADIUMS! See if you can match the stadium to the right name. Draw a line to the correct stadium. 1 2 3 Centre Court – Wimbledon Monte Carlo Masters The O2 – ATP Finals Philippe Chatrier – French Open Arthur Ashe – US Open Rod Laver – Australian Open 4 5 6 ACTIVITY 4 – TENNIS FACTS! See if you can find out the answers to the following tennis facts. How many balls are used Who is the youngest during the Wimbledon player ever to win a fortnight? Grand Slam? Who won the Davis Cup What’s the longest in 2015? match ever played? What is the fastest ever How many times is recorded serve? the ball allowed to bounce for wheelchair tennis players? ACTIVITY 5 – HISTORY OF TENNIS! See if you can match the tennis player to the right decade. Draw a line to the correct decade. 2010’s 1930’s 1970’s 1990’s 2000’s 1980’s ACTIVITY 6 – SMASHING SHOTS! See if you can name the shot that each player is performing. Forehand Volley Backhand Serve Hotdog Smash ANSWERS Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Andy Murray Andy Murray - GB 1 The O2 - ATP Finals Kyle Edmund Rafael Nadal – Spain 2 Centre Court – Wimbledon Johanna Konta Roger Federer – Switzerland 3 Philippe Chatrier – Roland Garros Heather Watson Serena Williams – USA 4 Rod Laver Arena – Australian Open Jamie Murray Simona Halep – Romania 5 Monte Carlo Masters Alfie Hewett Naomi Osaka – Japan 6 Arthur Ashe – US Open Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 54,250 1930s – Fred Perry Forehand (Johanna Konta) Great Britain 1970s – Virginia Wade Volley (Jamie Murray) 163.7 mph (Sam Groth) 1980s – Bjorn Borg Backhand (Novak Djokovic) Martina Hingis 1990s – Andre Agassi Serve (Serena Williams) 11 hours and 5 minutes 2000s – Venus Williams Hotdog (Rafael Nadal) (Nicolas Mahut vs John Isner, 2010s – Johanna Konta Smash (Andy Murray) Wimbledon 2010) Twice.