Davis Cup duo, Nick Kyrgios and Jordan Thompson have hand delivered free tennis racquets to 100 kindergarten students at Gold Creek School as part of the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots racquet roadshow.<\/p>\n
Now in its third year, the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow encourages school aged children nationwide to pick up a racquet and play tennis.\u00a0 The visit takes the total number of racquets handed out in ACT schools to 708 across 11 schools this year.<\/p>\n
After handing out the racquets, Kyrgios and Thompson hit the courts with the kids to test out their new equipment.<\/p>\n
For Kyrgios, it was nice to be back at the grassroots level in his home town, hoping to inspire the next generation of tennis players.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s awesome, I\u2019ve done a bunch of this stuff in Canberra.\u00a0 Participation is the main thing, there\u2019s a lot of kids out there have got a lot of racquets now.\u00a0 The more people playing, that\u2019s what it\u2019s about.”<\/p>\n
Thompson said the visit highlighted the importance of the grassroots program.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt makes tennis alive, trying to get participation at a young age, I think it\u2019s very important.\u00a0 When I was a kid, I grew up hitting a balloon against a wall, I just wanted to play tennis, anything that was close to tennis.<\/p>\n
“Hot Shots is a whole new program that shows kids that you can play tennis from a young age and hopefully we can get them participating early.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWhat a morning for @GoldCreekSchool<\/a> kindergarten students, with Jordan Thompson and @NickKyrgios<\/a> handing out 100 free tennis racquets as part of the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow. #racquetroadshow<\/a> @jordanthommmo2<\/a> @ANZ_AU<\/a> #TennisHotShots<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/idYaZKp2pa<\/a><\/p>\n
— tennisact (@TennisCanberra) October 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n