I've taken action photos at Surbiton and Wimbledon qualifying without any problems, but the LTA can be a bit funny about requiring permission from players and organisers, particularly if juniors are playing (eg British Tour is practically a no-no).
Wimbledon don't allow tripods or lenses longer that 300mm actual length - I use a fairly small zoom for mine with no problems. I would think you would get away with photographs at Aldershot, but do check the LTA policy so you know what they might say.
I used to go to the Bournemouth $10K and they insisted I signed in on arrival and they issued me with a label to say I was authorised to take photos. I will see if I can phone the organisers to check.
So many people are taking photos with their phone cameras now (and some phone cameras have really pretty sophisticated tech) and no one can police or regulate that in any way, that it would be weird if the authorities were picky about traditional cameras
I agree that juniors might be an issue (although people are taking phone images of them too - perfectly innocently, I hasten to add - they just want a photo of Hannah playing her forehand or whatever)
And these photos are often posted on social media obviously
Remember too, that it is perfectly legal in the UK to take a photo of anyone in a public place, a minor or an adult, with full facial recognition - there is no 'right to privacy of image' as there is in some countries
I'm not saying this applies to Aldershot tennis club (which I assume is not council owned but private?) but it is the starting point in law and people should proceed from that
Just randomly, from the Avon and Somerset Police website
"There is no law preventing people from taking photographs in public. This includes taking photos of other people's children. If you are taking photographs from private land, you need to have the land owner's permission."
-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 12th of August 2024 11:02:02 AM
I would add that it was possibly 2018 when the LTA guy running a British Tour event prevented me from taking photos. Times have changed a bit since then although I doubt the LTA have updated their policies in that time !
I didn't see the sets, just the MTB, and it was pretty close
Too few points to really tell but a couple of unnecessary UEs from Brooke, and a tactical problem of not quite knowing how to deal with the loopy balls - she couldn't really attack them and if she looped them back, the Thai woman came in and took them out the air
Alice will get in as a special exempt, or whatever they call it, won't she? As she's playing the final in Dublin today?
There must also be a couple of special exempts as the second person on the qualifying acceptance list is in qualis, only the top player must be in the main draw so there are three more possible spots to fill from there that must be taken elsewhere
I think Millie Bisset may well have a wildcard
Yeh - got the Millie wildcard
Good luck to Hannah - Alice Robbe is journeyman style player - she's not bad, probably fairly ranked, and may well win, but certainly nothing to be scared of
Ella has the Japanese player who lost to Sonay recently
Lauryn has the Japanese player who lost both to Grace Piper, and to Ella
Millie's opponent is not on great form either
and more......
Obviously, all our girls are outsiders, in terms of ranking