Extract form LTA's Statement 17th Decemeber 2020:
"As a naturally socially distant sport that involves participants stood a significant distance away from each other with a net in between, the LTA does not believe that playing tennis contributes to the spread of COVID-19 in any significant way, and so it can play a role in helping to safely maintain the health and wellbeing of the nation under coronavirus restrictions. We thank everyone from the tennis community who has made this case to their local MP in recent weeks {......} - "
The demand for tennis and other 'safe' sports is very high. The image shows demand from a recent survey. Perhaps we should all continue to make our case to the local MP's!