Peniston's Queen's success highlights positive momentum in British tennis

The success of Ryan Peniston's at this year's cinch Championships at The Queen's Club and a rising tide of British winners across the summer grass court events have highlighted a positive momentum in the sport in the UK, according to LTA CEO Scott Lloyd. Peniston, who benefits from the LTA's NTC Access programme that assists players ranked 100-200 in singles and 31-100 in doubles, providing cost-free access to courts on all three surfaces, coaching, trainers and the LTA's tournament bonus scheme, beat world number five Casper Ruud 7-6 7-6 at The Queen's Club on Tuesday and backed that up by reaching the quarter-finals following a win against Francisco Cerundolo on Thursday.

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This is in addition to the grass-court season playing opportunities already in place. It has ensured that British players have more competitive opportunities on home soil, cutting down on travel costs and helping to promote a rankings boost for a host of players.

«I saw Ryan play at our Challenger event in Ilkley back in 2019 and he was ranked around 360 in the world then,» said Lloyd in an interview with the BBC. «He's now coming through, he's up in the top 150 and so he's made real progress.

He's a very talented player and it's lovely to see him winning some matches. »The