The Murray effect as courts slammed by former World No.1 set for upgrade

A court once slammed by the former world number one Andy Murray is set for an upgrade.

The East Kilbride tennis court was once severely criticized by Britain’s tennis star in 2021.

Whitemoss Tennis Courts received more than £90,000 in funding approval from the Lawn Tennis Association.

Local councillor David Watson was pleased with the announcement and called the development ‘great’.

“This is a great report, and a great opportunity for tennis in East Kilbride. It’s great that we’ve got the funding to do this,” he said. “I’m thinking that an hour a week of free tennis activity is pretty light, is there maybe an opportunity at some time to increase that?”

Councillor Joe Fagan was full of praise for the new plan and stated that the locals will greatly benefitted with the court upgrade.

“Local residents, young people and others all got in touch to share with the Council and SLLC their views about the importance of these tennis courts,” he said. “The council does not have the resources to deliver the level of investment the community needs but we have been able to leverage over £90,000 from Tennis Scotland’s Parks Renovation Fund.

“Everyone involved in putting together this bid should be applauded for their ambition and creativity and I am delighted the bid has been successful. This is great news for tennis and for grassroots sport in East Kilbride.”