The Prime Minister announced new national restrictions for England to be implemented from Thursday 5 November - Wednesday 2 December. The Government have indicated that they won’t be allowing outdoor tennis courts to open in England during the period of the new national restrictions that come into force from Thursday. This is hugely disappointing for all those who love tennis up and down the country. The LTA will continue to put the case to them ahead of the formal legislation detailing the restrictions during lockdown, which is yet to be published and is due to be voted on in Parliament on Wednesday. Due to this the courts will unfortunately be closed during this period.