Polish tennis is currently experiencing a real boom. For several years now, Iga Świątek has been the leader of the world women’s tennis ranking, and Hubert Hurkacz remains at the top of the men’s ranking. But that’s not all – Jan Zieliński, a doubles player, regularly achieves very good results in tournaments, and Magda Linette and Magdalena Fręch are doing better and better in Grand Slam events.
Marcin Matkowski is concerned about the future of Polish tennis
Some time ago, there was a lot of talk in the country that the successes of our tennis players would inspire children and young people to try their hand at this sport. However, there are people who are still worried about the future of Polish tennis. One of these people is Marcin Matkowski. In an interview with the WP SportoweFakty portal, the former tennis player admitted that at the moment, the results of top Polish players have not yet influenced the situation in our country in any way.
“Certainly, no tennis programs have been created yet after their successes. It’s the same all the time. To put it brutally, it’s individuals who break through, not the graduates of some system ,” he stated briefly.
Matkowski admitted that the successes of Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz may indeed encourage young people to practice tennis, but at the moment it does not look like we will see an increase in the number of professional licenses in the coming years . The former tennis player blames this mainly on sports activists, who should make every effort to ensure that talented players can count on support.
The more young people practice, the greater the chance for some talent. But unfortunately I’ve heard that there is no greater interest among children and I regret that this interest has not been stimulated. (…) The fact that Iga Świątek is number one and Hubert Hurkacz seven (currently eight – editorial note) in the world is not a great merit of the association. There are certainly things that it could do better. However, tennis has probably never been a discipline that the state is very interested in, and these are interconnected vessels” – stated Marcin Matkowski.
The more young people practice, the greater the chance for some talent. But unfortunately I’ve heard that there is no greater interest among children and I regret that this interest has not been stimulated. (…) The fact that Iga Świątek is number one and Hubert Hurkacz seven (currently eight – editorial note) in the world is not a great merit of the association. There are certainly things that it could do better. However, tennis has probably never been a discipline that the state is very interested in, and these are interconnected vessels” – stated Marcin Matkowski.
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