The Tennis Foundation has agreed a partnership deal with local authorities and funding partners to develop a scheme aiming to boost participation in tennis.

Called One Game All, the scheme will implement a tiered approach in an attempt to provide the public with free entrance to 30 per cent of the estimated 10,000 tennis courts at local authority parks in 2009.

The scheme will include the introduction of self service courts, offering free court access for social tennis, as well as the creation of Beacon Sites – courts offering sustainable tennis activities on school and park sites.