{"id":22851,"date":"2023-02-09T17:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/?p=22851"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:45:18","slug":"jump-on-court-for-worldpride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/news\/2023\/02\/09\/jump-on-court-for-worldpride","title":{"rendered":"Jump on court for WorldPride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, the tennis community is rallying together and hosting a series of events, to encourage the LGBTQIA+ community to jump on court in a fun, safe and inclusive environment.<\/p>\n<p>Off the backend of the Australian Open Glam Slam, Australia\u2019s number one Pride sporting event, the NSW tennis community is keeping the ball rolling. Whether you are picking up a racquet for the first time, getting back into the swing of things or looking to meet new friends, everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n<p>Join in on the fun and experience with free on court tennis activities, win prizes and meet Grand Slam Champion, Casey Dellacqua. There is something for everyone &#8211; see what WorldPride tennis events you can join in on below:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mardi Gras Fair Day 2023 \u2013 Tennis NSW and Tennis Sydney Stall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What: Join us at Fair Day to meet Tennis Sydney, Australia\u2019s largest LGBTQI+ Tennis Club, and enter the Tennis NSW WorldPride Prize Draw.<\/p>\n<p>Date: Sunday 19 February 10:00am \u2013 9:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Where: Parramatta Rd\u00a0Broadway,\u00a0NSW\u00a02008\u00a0Australia<\/p>\n<p>Cost: Free event<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sydneyworldpride.com\/events\/mg-fair-day\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WorldPride Open Presented by Tennis Sydney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What: High-level international and national tennis players compete at the Gay &amp; Lesbian Tennis Alliance ranking tournament<\/p>\n<p>Date: 20 \u2013 21 February<\/p>\n<p>Where: Rockdale Tennis Club<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/glta.net\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WorldPride Tennis Come and Try Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What: Join Grand Slam Champion Casey Dellacqua for a fun day of tennis activities, giveaways, a DJ, face painting and more.<\/p>\n<p>Date: 27 February 4:00pm \u2013 7:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Where: City Community Tennis, Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills<\/p>\n<p>Cost: Free event, registrations essential<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/world-pride-tennis-come-try-day-lgbtqi-community-event-tickets-487282433877\">Register here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information and a detailed list of all the events, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/players\/inclusion-diversity\/world-pride\">click here<\/a> or contact Gabriella Hay \u2013 Tennis NSW Community Events &amp; Membership Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:gabriella.hay@tennis.com.au\">gabriella.hay@tennis.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Sydney WorldPride 2023, the tennis community is rallying together and hosting a series of events, to encourage the LGBTQIA+ community to jump on court in a fun, safe and inclusive environment. Off the backend of the Australian Open Glam Slam, Australia\u2019s number one Pride sporting event, the NSW tennis community is keeping the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6323,"featured_media":22854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6323"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/nsw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}