ATP Tour star Jonny O’Mara returned to Arbroath Tennis Club to coach the next generation of talent.
The former club junior, who climbed around 1,000 places to be ranked 864 in the world last year, said it was great to be back.
Jonny, 20, will coach children of all ages this week in Arbroath before attending a block of fitness training with other top UK tennis players including Davis Cup doubles player Colin Fleming. This is in preparation for the next batch of ITF futures events.
He will be playing in Egypt and Croatia.
Jonny told The Courier: “It’s great to be back where I grew up learning the game.
“I’m delighted to be able to pass on what I have learned to the juniors.
“Hopefully they will grow up to love the game like I do.”
In the last few months to help fund his travels on the ITF futures circuit, Jonny has also been doing some coaching in London.
He has been assisting former British ranked player Oliver Goulding in coaching some of the top juniors in the UK.
The training week in Arbroath will also give Jonny a chance to play on the blaes for the last time before the courts are upgraded.
Next month the club will begin transforming its courts to allow tennis to be played all year round following a major fundraising campaign.
This will help the club grow and allow it to build its coaching programme without the constant fear of disruption due to the weather.
Jonny won his first tournament at the tender age of seven after his potential was first spotted by his dad, Dave, when he was just a toddler.
He started playing tennis at an indoor centre in Dundee where he was spotted by coach Mark Walker.
At the same time, Judy Murray was the national coach and she invited Jonny to become a Tennis Scotland performance player.