And young 9 year old tennis player of the Alderley Edge Tennis Club of Cheshire (Great Britain) has been suppressed and banned from participating in LTA tennis tournaments after beat a 57-year-old player.
Yannick Mendler-Jackson beat Gavin Smith 6-1, 6-3, but his victory was stricken from the Lawn Tennis Association’s records.
The newspaper The Sun The Lawn Tennis Association reports that only players born on or before 31 December 2010 can play in its competition.
The LTA maintains that its age eligibility rules in its National League are designed to protect young players and manage their development.
Andrew Jackson, father of young Yannick Mendler-Jackson, told the British tabloid that his son was “devastated” when he was told the news.
What happened to the ‘if you’re old enough, you’re good enough’ approach?
Andrew Jackson
“What happened to the ‘if you’re old enough, you’re good enough’ approach? We should be promoting tennis and developing young talent, not doing everything we can to turn kids away,” muses the father of the 9-year-old tennis player.
Erasing your achievements from the records because of your age is a disgrace
Andrew Jackson
“To erase his achievements from the records because of his age is a disgrace,” Andrew Jackson says in his published remarks Stephen Moyes.
Meanwhile, Yannick Mendler-Jackson’s parents are considering moving to South Africa or Germany so that their son can develop as a tennis player away from the strict tennis rules of the LTA.
2024-07-02 02:38:27
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