Tennis Kenya has launched a partnership with French authorities aimed at fast-tracking the growth of tennis in Kenya through international exchange and training programmes.
Tennis Kenya president Wanjiru Mbugua-Karani is in France, where she met the mayor of the southern French city of Ist, Robi Préto, to launch an exchange programme between the elite Ist Sport Tennis Club and Tennis Kenya.
The partnership is expected to benefit players from both Kenya and the south of France through exchange programmes, training, and competitive exposure. Kenyan tennis players will also benefit from elite coaching programmes run at the Ist facility, where top French players such as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gaël Monfils, and Richard Gasquet developed their skills.
During her visit, the Tennis Kenya president toured the club’s world-class facilities, which include multiple outdoor courts with next-generation artificial clay surfaces and a major indoor padel centre constructed in the region associated with former French football star Zinedine Zidane.
