To most players, tennis is more than just a sport – it’s an entire philosophy.  “The benefits of tennis is that playing it one develops the necessary character to succeed in any other activity,” said René Lacoste who used to say that confidence, tenacity, perseverance and rigour are the tools to find one’s way in life, along with intelligence – “intelligence on the court, the capacity to think and to execute strategy”.  For the best of two worlds go to my interview with Martina Hingis on horse-tales.com – multiple grand slam champion a sensational 20 years after she won her first title!