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Tennis holidays in the Iberian sunshine
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If talented players at this year's Wimbledon Championships have left you feeling inspired, why not take a tennis holiday in the sunshine of the Iberian peninsula.

Here are four possible locations:

La Manga Tennis Academy, which is part of the La Manga Club, a 1,400 acre sports complex in south-east Spain, has tennis tuition for all ages and levels. A Junior Pro Tennis Academy coaches young tennis tournament players during the summer holidays.

For adults, La Manga offers two hours of coaching every weekday, plus an optional hour in a high-tech coaching room looking at matchplay theory and practice. You can seriously brush up on your strokes and enter the Academy's friendly matches and tournaments, or combine a tennis holiday with horse riding, water sports or golf.

Barcelona's Bruguera Tennis Academy holds summer camps for dedicated tennis professionals. In addition to three hours' physical training and three hours' tactical training each day, players can opt to take Spanish or English classes, or a 'psychology program' aimed at improving emotional control.

Jonathan Markson Tennis has a centre in the Algarve region of Portugal, where the coaching is 'serious but fun' and suitable for all levels, from beginner to tournament players. A 15-hour-a-week programme focuses on a different stroke each day, and aims to help improve technique, fitness and mental attitude.

Also in the Algarve, the Vale do Lobo resort claims to house Portugal's largest tennis facility. It also has two golf courses and water sports facilities.

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