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THE Fish Hoek Tennis Club was happy with the enthusiastic turnout for their open day. Most encouraging was the number of youngsters, among whom were many young girls who seem to have abandoned tennis nowadays.

But I also notice the upsurge in interest from youngsters at the Clovelly Country Club courts opposite to where I live.

The amount of coaching under way - both from parents and professional coaches - for adults and youngsters is astonishing.

One hopes this is permanent and not merely a temporary fashion phase brought about by the Wimbledon television coverage.

Eric Bolt (67), a league force and popular former club singles champion of the '50s, attended the Fish Hoek Open Day.

There were a number of veterans to welcome him and he enjoyed meeting Betty Salmon, Maureen Kipling (who remarked, "He hasn't changed a bit") and Pam Thomas, to name only a few.

An amazing man - after an absence of 20 years, he needed only a hit or two with a borrowed racket, and he was back to his usual elegant style.

Bolt?s style is based on that prevalent before the advent of violent topspin that is the name of the game today - maybe ugly to watch but very effective.

As current champion Denzil Cook says, with topspin you can hit the ball as hard as you like and it will always drop in, well nearly always, surely?.

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