{"id":553299,"date":"2022-06-03T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?post_type=wealth&#038;p=553299"},"modified":"2025-12-16T00:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T00:04:36","slug":"gets-your-racquets-ready","status":"publish","type":"wealth","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wealths\/gets-your-racquets-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Gets your racquets ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"553301\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"553301\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">1<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">The Beginning<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/\">\r\n                                                    <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); navigator.clipboard.writeText('https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/')\">\n                    Copy Link                <\/a>\n\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/\">\n                    Facebook                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/facebook-icon2.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/post?text=&url=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/\">\n                    X                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/twitter-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/&title=\">\n                    LinkedIn                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/linkedin-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=+https%3A%2F%2Fenterpriseam.com%2Fegypt%2F2022%2F06%2F03%2F553301%2F\">\n                    WhatsApp                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/whatsapp-icon.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"story__body\">\r\n\r\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/553301\/\">\r\n                    <div class=\"photo photo--above\">\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                <\/a>\r\n\r\n                \n<article id=\"post-553301\" class=\"content-area-description single-story post-553301 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-the-beginning wpautop entry\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p><strong>Your Wealth is a custom Enterprise briefing for people just like you: <\/strong>Executives, entrepreneurs and builders who know that time isn\u2019t money, but that time and money are feedstock for the one thing that matters most in life: Your family, however you define it.<\/p>\n<p>Once a month, we\u2019ll bring you a hand-picked selection of ideas, tips and inspirational stories that will help you make the most of your time, enhance our wealth, and build a better life with the people you love.<\/p>\n<p>As always, we love hearing from readers. 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The thing where after a hard day\u2019s work, or a fitful night\u2019s sleep, you grab your best tennis shoes \/ prized padel paddle \/ fave match partner, and head to the courts to work off some steam. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is the racquet sports edition. We know plenty of you like to whack a ball around, and others are professional spectators. Keep on reading to discover why Egyptians are so fantastic at squash, how to build your amateur tennis game, everything you need to know about Wimbledon this year \u2014 and just why it is that padel tennis has taken over our sports clubs and our office chats.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/racquet-sports\/\">racquet sports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/racquets-at-the-ready\/\">RACQUETS AT THE READY<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"553303\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"553303\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">3<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">SQUASH COUNTRY<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/the-secret-to-egypts-domination-over-squash\/\">\r\n                            The secret to Egypt\u2019s domination over squash                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/the-secret-to-egypts-domination-over-squash\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Why? <\/strong>Egyptian players have for decades dominated the international squash circuit. Seven of the<a href=\"https:\/\/psaworldtour.com\/rankings\/world_tour?g=women&q=\">top ten players<\/a> in the Professional Squash Association\u2019s (PSA) men\u2019s game are Egyptian nationals, as are five of the top ten women \u2014 with the top three spots all currently occupied by Egyptian women.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case in point: <\/strong>Egyptian champions Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini (both World #2s) walked away with the PSA squash championship cups earlier this month following two all-Egyptian final matches at the CIB-sponsored event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where it all began: <\/strong>The English exported their game to Egypt in the early twentieth century, building courts to entertain the colonial officers stationed in Cairo and Alexandria. Squash even gets a mention in the classic film Lawrence of Arabia (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jLgIGBRQRhU\">watch, runtime: 1:23<\/a>), when staff brief the famed lieutenant as he arrives back at British military HQ in Cairo: \u201cWe\u2019re doing alright, sir. We\u2019ve built a squash court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>It wasn\u2019t long before we were beating the British at their own game: <\/strong>Egyptian diplomat F.D Amr Bey picked up the racquet when he was sent to England in 1928. By the early 1930s, Amr Bey became the first non-English victor of the British Open, the equivalent at the time of the world championship. He held the title until he retired, undefeated, in 1938, making him \u201cthe first truly dominant squash player in history,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/psaworldtour.com\/news\/view\/5730\/g-o-a-t-15-f-d-amr-bey-silvia-huntsman\">PSA says<\/a>. Amr Bey passed the mantle on to one-time ball boy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/11\/why-egypt-crushes-at-squash\/383062\/\">Mahmoud El Karim<\/a>, who walked away with four British Open titles in the 1940s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But it was in the 1990s that the seeds of our current squash success were sown: <\/strong>Egyptian players faded from the squash scene in the second half of the twentieth century \u2014 only to come roaring back as it drew to a close. The catalyst was one Ahmed Barada, who shot to fame when he reached the final of the inaugural Al-Ahram International tournament. The sight of a wildcard Egyptian player rocketing to the top of the game \u2014 against the backdrop of the Giza Pyramids, no less \u2014 is credited with inspiring a generation of local kids who would go on to command the international circuit. \"We always had someone to look up to and follow,\" men\u2019s world #3 Mohamed Elshorbaghy was cited by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/squash\/24671046\">BBC<\/a> as saying of Barada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So what\u2019s the magic recipe that has propelled our players to the top? <\/strong>The \u2018Barada effect\u2019 spurred enthusiasm among young athletes to learn the game \u2014 but it doesn\u2019t explain why we\u2019ve been able to produce so many stellar players.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantage #1: \u201cConcentrated quality.\u201d <\/strong>Around 1.7 mn people play squash in the US across 3.5k courts. By contrast, we have just 400 courts and less than 10k players \u2014 and the pros are all based at some 10 clubs in Cairo and Alexandria, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/01\/sports\/a-squash-mystery-in-egypt-is-there-something-in-the-nile.html\">New York Times<\/a> reports. That makes for a tight-knit community where up-and-coming talent get to play against and be mentored by the very best in the game. \u201cThese young players get to see how the greats play, train, eat,\u201d Daniel Coyle, who writes about the science of success, told the paper.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantage #2: Dynamic technique. <\/strong>Our players are pioneering a new technique that some say also makes for a more interesting game. <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Egyptian squash is dynamic and unstructured, with out-of-nowhere drop shots and deceptive flicks of the wrist,\u201d the NYT says. It\u2019s also aggressive: \"The old style of game was about the long attritional rallies, hundreds of shots, up and down the side wall, but now largely thanks to the Egyptians you're seeing a new style of squash: attacking squash,\" Squash Mad editor Alan Thatcher tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20180125-how-egyptians-are-dominating-squash\">France24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantage #3: Cachet. <\/strong>Few countries hold squash players in quite as high esteem as we do \u2014 and that draws young athletes to the game. Add to that the fact that squash talent can help land Egyptian high schoolers much-coveted spots at US universities, and it's not surprising that parents of athletically gifted children are keen for them to pick squash. Whereas in the US, there are any number of well-funded, high-profile sports to funnel athletic kids into, here, a greater proportion of those kids head straight for the squash court, the NYT notes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The future of Egyptian squash? <\/strong>While some have sounded the alarm that our dominance could be under threat as more young players move abroad for study, the current rankings suggest otherwise. With each success, more young Egyptians are discovering the squash scene \u2014 and that positive feedback loop will be hard for any other country to break. 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Spend too much time on the court? Your spouse is likely to do one of two things: Breathe a sigh of relief that you\u2019re out of their hair (if they have any left) \u2014 or decide to join you on the clay. And no matter how much you blow on private lessons, court fees and ballboys, the risk to your financial health is nothing akin to that from deciding you\u2019re some kind of next-gen Warren Buffett who knows that <em>this <\/em>is the memecoin that\u2019s going to make you a quadrillion USD in a week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennis is also awesome for you. <\/strong>Every point is a sprint. Strung together into games and sets, they become a marathon that demands power, endurance, finesse, mental toughness and the ability to think on your feet. And when you\u2019re hooked? You\u2019re hooked \u2014 it\u2019s a sport folks can play into their 80s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The biggest problem with picking a <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oritb6II8_8\">red Yonex V-Core 98<\/a><\/strong> <strong>instead of a <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1XlPUQjmJyk\">vintage Testarossa<\/a><\/strong><strong> or other <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yy5THitqPBw\">redhead<\/a><\/strong><strong> as your midlife object of desire? It\u2019s knowing where to start. <\/strong>And you\u2019re in luck: The tennis subculture on the interwebs is (for the most part) warm, supportive, funny. Better still: It doesn\u2019t pretend to be solving the global food crisis or doing anything more than helping newbies like us learn to hit a topspin forehand, sort out that hitch in your serve \u2014 or improve your singles strategy \u2014 at any age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some channels we\u2019ve found super-helpful on our tennis \u201cjourney.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESSENTIAL TENNIS<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/EssentialTennis\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.essentialtennis.com\/\">website<\/a>) is run by Ian Westermann in some \u201cflyover state\u201d or another. Westermann has been on YT since 2009 and offers a massive back catalog packed with how-tos on technique and strategy. In years past he had excellent on-screen co-hosts who worked in his Wisconsin-based coaching business, including Kevin Garlington (see Total Tennis Domination, below). Garlington\u2019s departure to a job in another state was a turning point for Westermann: He still pumps out instructional videos, but he\u2019s now putting himself out there as a player: Chronicling in videos his return to competitive play, the rehab of a horrible on-court ankle injury, the rebuilding of his one-handed backhand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The best part about Westermann\u2019s channel (aside from the host\u2019s fundamental likability) is the great cast of characters he\u2019s assembled in the \u201cEssential Tennis Universe,<\/strong>\u201d including Mark Sansait (software developer by day, NRTP 5.0-rated pottymouth tennis player, pundit and emerging Youtuber at night) and <a href=\"https:\/\/westernracquetclub.com\/tennis-staff\">Scott \u201cAngry Old Man\u201d Broady<\/a> (goals for middle-aged guys and the channel\u2019s very literate, zen-tennis philosopher). Broady, Sansait and a rotating cast of supporting characters regularly play singles and doubles matches on the channel against each other and \u201cspecial guests.\u201d Great commentary. Great learning experience. And great people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What more could you ask for?<\/strong> Westermann\u2019s book (naturally enough titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Tennis-Improve-Smarter-Matches\/dp\/1250765234\">Essential Tennis<\/a>) is new this month and getting great reviews. He\u2019s spent the better part of the last month on a media tour of US tennis websites promoting it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting point for newbies:<\/strong> The rules of tennis explained (scoring, terms and more) (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jrhM3k84YJU\">watch, runtime: 7:55<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Must-watch gameplay series:<\/strong> Any one of the matches in ET\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLWD3MNWW-vJ8svbglVr9534Bo2FYUtghW\">Play Your Court bracket challenge.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENNIS TROLL <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/TennisTrollChannel\">Youtube<\/a>) is tennis to which any middle-aged Egyptian can relate. The Atlanta-based channel features players of every age and skin color. Some have abs so taut they\u2019d show a single bite of hawawshi \u2014 others look like they have nine hawawshi every morning for breakfast before washing it all down with a couple of fuul sandwiches and some fries. From elite college-level players to old guys with crappy second serves and strokes so ugly that only their mother could love them, they go by nicknames ranging from Wannabe Pro and Most Exhausting Player to Tennis Rodman, Tennis Psycho and 50 Year Old. But they\u2019re putting themselves out there, playing on outdoor courts in the baking heat and humidity with smiles on their faces. If you love match play, Tennis Troll is a close second to Essential Tennis. <strong>Added bonus:<\/strong> characters here occasionally show up on ET and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOTAL TENNIS DOMINATION<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/TotalTennisDomination\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/totaltennisdomination.org\/\">website<\/a>) features Kevin Garlington, a former professional tennis player turned coach whose clean, crisp technique is rivaled only by his ability to break complex concepts down into chunks accessible to newbies and 5.0 players alike. (An NRTP 5.0-rated player is basically at the top of the recreational heap.) Garlington radiates intelligence and decency in videos that focus heavily on technique, though his recent piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gh4N2D7Q8sA\">the four phases of a singles match<\/a> highlights his strength on strategy, too. Garlington was a standout on Essential Tennis when he and his wife Megan worked with Westermann and it\u2019s fantastic to see him coming into his own as a solo host.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENNIS NERD <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/tennisnerd.net\/\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/Tennisnerd\">website<\/a>) is the got-to for anyone afflicted with GAS. Gear Acquisition Syndrome, not flatulence (not that we\u2019ve ever suffered from either). Host Jonas is an accomplished (and steadily improving) player who recently binned his day job in marketing to make a go of his Youtube channel full-time. He\u2019s your guide to racquets, strings, string setups and self-improvement \u2014 and he\u2019s recently gotten into (pre-)match coverage informed by a deep understanding of the game, of the gear, and of the people who play.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARK SANSAIT <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/MarkSansait\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mark-sansait-75967725\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>) is a leading character in the Essential Tennis Universe (above). A software developer by training, his PG-13 wit on ET morphs into R-rated territory on his eponymous channel. Sansait\u2019s matchplay is brilliant to watch and his gear reviews are <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V-akb8pgl3E\">really on-point<\/a>. Sansait also has some of the best editing, cinematography and graphics of any tennis Youtuber you\u2019ll see, including some really tight drone work. We\u2019re not deeply into his livestreams, but that\u2019s just us. The guy is a talent \u2014 on court and off \u2014 on which to keep an eye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TENNIS SPIN<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/tennisspinusa.com\/\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tennisspinusa.com\/\">website<\/a>) is quite possibly the most prolific of the tennis Youtubers, pumping out a new episode near-daily while running a tennis shop in the San Francisco Bay area. Coffee-addict Harry holds court on everything from new racquet releases to your grip size, the economics of tennis retail, the global supply chain nightmare, gender bias in tennis retail, and whether vintage wooden tennis racquets are worth collecting. Harry is witty, engaging and features a recurring cast of characters who help make each short (near) daily episode a delight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO WORTH YOUR TIME-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gladiators Tennis <\/strong>\u2014 simply excellent racquet reviews by two funny, engaging twentysomething pros based in Barcelona. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/gladiatorstennis\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gladiatorstennis\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Tennis HQ <\/strong>\u2014 tennis wisdom, match play and gear reviews from one of the top 200 players in the world (and current hitting partner of the women\u2019s tour phenom Naomi Osaka). (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mytennishq\/?hl=en\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/mytennishq.com\/\">website<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tennis TV<\/strong> \u2014 Daily highlights from the ATP men\u2019s world tour, including from the \u201cBig Four\u201d \u2014 the Australian, US and French opens as well as Wimbledon. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbcxFkd6B9xUU54InHv4Tig\">Youtube<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennistv.com\/\">website<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>WTA <\/strong>\u2014 The official Youtube channel of the women\u2019s tour is nowhere as slick as the men\u2019s, but the match highlights are stupendously awesome and the interviews occasionally compelling. (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/WTA\">Youtube<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dill Plays <\/strong>\u2014 A top-ranked former college player making a go of it on Youtube with great match play and solid editing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/DillPlays\">Youtube<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2MinuteTennis <\/strong>\u2014 Ryan rarely keeps it to two minutes, but his insight into technique, tactics, strategy and the rules of the game make his channel a must-watch. 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rates for the second time since March by 200 basis points,<\/strong> bringing its deposit rate to 11.25% and the lending rate to 12.25%<\/li>\n<li><strong>Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/248f9feb-5ba0-4777-b6a8-e910c3e8cc67\">will invest<\/a><\/strong><strong> USD 10 bn in industrial projects in Egypt, <\/strong>the UAE and Jordan as part of a partnership to finance large-scale projects in \u201ckey industries\u201d that \u201ccreate jobs, support growth, boost industrial production and increase exports.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egypt\u2019s non-oil private sector continued to contract<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/55e827e3-667f-4b12-a44d-b4c0b49a7efd\">in April,<\/a><\/strong> buffeted by inflation that has been turbocharged by the war in Ukraine as well as by falling demand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Production inputs and raw materials <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/ab68cacf-c20e-42a2-ac2d-702444d802ba\">will be exempt<\/a><\/strong><strong> from CBE rules<\/strong> handed down in February requiring the vast majority of importers to use letters of credit (L\/Cs) to cover imports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Egypt\u2019s unemployment rate <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/fdc538eb-17e8-4d52-b43d-e602878b8e18\">dipped to 7.2%<\/a><\/strong><strong> in 1Q 2022 from 7.4% the previous quarter.<\/strong> Unemployment was also down 0.2 percentage points compared with the same period last year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/your-top-5\/\">YOUR TOP 5<\/a>\n                <!-- <span 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It\u2019s the oldest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itftennis.com\/en\/itf-tours\/grand-slam-tournaments\/\">four Grand Slam tournaments<\/a>; the only one played on grass; and the only one that comes with that English sense of grandiosity that so often veers into the absurd (<a href=\"https:\/\/greatbritishmag.co.uk\/uk-culture\/10-cool-facts-about-the-wimbledon-tennis-tournament\/\">see<\/a>: players must wear all white, including their underwear, and the grass must be cut to 8 mm exactly.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This year\u2019s tournament is just around the corner: <\/strong>Wimbledon will be held this year from <a href=\"https:\/\/tennisworldlive.com\/wimbledon-live-streaming\/#Will_Wimbledon_2022_be_live_streamed_on_YouTube\">27 June through 10 July<\/a>. Qualifying rounds will be played from 20-23 June, and the official draw will be announced on Friday, 24 June. The women\u2019s singles final will be held on Saturday, 9 July, and the men\u2019s singles final will be played on Sunday, 10 July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No more Middle Sundays or Manic Mondays:<\/strong> For the first time ever the competition will run 14 days long and matches will be set up for the first Sunday of the tournament. The so-called \u201cMiddle Sunday\u201d is traditionally a rest day so maintenance work can take place on the courts \u2014 and had been followed by a packed \u201cManic Monday,\u201d when all the fourth-round matches in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019 shingles were played on one day. \u201cImproved grass court technology\u201d has doen away with the need for the tradition, All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) Chairman Ian Hewitt told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/wimbledon-become-14-day-tournament-2022-with-play-middle-sunday-2021-04-27\/\">Reuters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has spilled over into the grass court: <\/strong>Wimbledon officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wimbledon.com\/en_GB\/news\/articles\/2022-04-20\/statement_regarding_russian_and_belarusian_individuals_at_the_championships_2022.html\">decided to ban<\/a> Russian and Belarusian players from this year\u2019s tournament over fears that their participation <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/26\/tennis\/wimbledon-russia-belarus-tennis-spt-intl\/index.html\">would be used to serve Russian propaganda<\/a>. The move met with massive backlash from players including <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/10034662-rafael-nadal-on-wimbledon-banning-russian-belarusian-players-im-sorry-for-them\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/24\/tennis\/djokovic-wimbledon-russia-ukraine-intl-spt\/index.html#:~:text=Djokovic%20has%20been%20vocal%20in,Novak%20Djokovic%20said%20on%20Monday.\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, and from the sport\u2019s global governing bodies, which moved to strip Wimbledon of world ranking points this year. The decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian players undermines \u201cthe ability for players of any nationality to enter tournaments based on merit, and without discrimination,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wimbledon.com\/en_GB\/news\/articles\/2022-05-20\/statement_regarding_atp_wta_itf_ranking_points_at_the_championships.html\">said men\u2019s tennis governing body<\/a> the ATP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wimbledon now looks set to go ahead without world rankings<\/strong>: Wimbledon organizers said they were \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d by the decision to remove world rankings from the tournament but would not be changing their stance. \u201cWe remain unwilling to accept success or participation at Wimbledon being used to benefit the propaganda machine of the Russian regime,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wimbledon.com\/en_GB\/news\/articles\/2022-05-20\/statement_regarding_atp_wta_itf_ranking_points_at_the_championships.html\">organizers said<\/a>. Top Russian and Belarusian players including men\u2019s world #2 Daniel Medvedev and women\u2019s world #4 Aryna Sabalenka sadly look set to be forced to sit this one out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things are different this year \u2014 but Wimbledon\u2019s legacy stretches back over a century: <\/strong>The championships began life in the London suburb in 1877, as an amateur competition put together on the lawn of the All England Croquet Club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/a-brief-history-of-wimbledon-156205892\/\">to raise money for \u201ca pony-drawn roller for its croquet lawns<\/a>.\u201d In the intervening century and a half or so, Wimbledon has had a key role in shaping and professionalizing the game of tennis itself. Its famed center court has played host to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/gallery\/2009\/jun\/18\/wimbledon-best-moments#img-1\">some of the defining moments<\/a> of the sport \u2014 from the 1962 breakthrough of Billie Jean King to what some call the best forehand shot in history, courtesy of Steffi Graff in 1988.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch like a pro: <\/strong>There are almost as many rules for how to behave off the court at Wimbledon as on \u2014 and plenty of non-tennis fans tune in simply for the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziadaily.co.uk\/celebrity\/news\/wimbledon-celebrity-fans\/\">celebrity-spotting<\/a> in the stands and to feel part of the ritual of it all. If you want to get into the Wimbledon spirit, help yourself to a nice big bowl of strawberries and cream as you watch \u2014 the tournament reportedly shifts some 27k tons of the fruit and 7k liters of cream <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/07\/01\/wimbledon-serve-vegan-version-classic-strawberries-cream-10095306\/\">each year<\/a>. The quintessential drink of the tournament is, of course, Pimm\u2019s \u2014 for a non-alcoholic version of the English fruit cocktail, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thezeroproof.com\/non-alcoholic-mocktail-recipes\/pimms-cup-mocktail\">check out this recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And which pros to watch: <\/strong>Novak Djokovic will be <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2022\/04\/27\/tennis\/novak-djokovic-wimbledon-unvaccinated-compete-spt-intl\/index.html\">defending his title this year<\/a> and is vying for his seventh WImbledon victory, while Andy Murray is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurosport.com\/tennis\/wimbledon\/2022\/andy-murray-to-warm-up-for-wimbledon-2022-at-surbiton-trophy-and-queens-club-championships_sto8929318\/story.shtml\">looking focused on<\/a> the British tournament this year after he skipped last month\u2019s French Open. Odds are good on Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Matteo Berrettini to walk away with this year\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the women\u2019s game,<\/strong> hopes are high for Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams. Last year\u2019s victor Ashleigh Barty won\u2019t be back to defend her trophy after her surprise retirement earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/2552731\/inside-ashleigh-barty-s-decision-to-retire\">this year.<\/a> And we\u2019ll be rooting for young newcomer Emma Raducanu, who became a household name in the UK when she smashed all expectations at last year\u2019s WImbledon \u2014 and then went on to win the US Open a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/tennis\/news\/12110\/12405407\/us-open-2021-emma-raducanu-beats-leylah-fernandez-to-win-womens-singles-title-in-new-york\">few months later.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/all-england-lawn-tennis-and-croquet-club\/\">All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/sports\/\">sports<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/wimbledon\/\">WIMBLEDON<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/wimbledon-championships\/\">Wimbledon Championships<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"553310\" class=\"issue-section \">\n<div class=\"issue-section__content\">\n<div class=\"stories\">            <!-- Show divider before story section -->\r\n        <div \r\n            class=\"\r\n                story-section            \"\r\n            id=\"553310\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"issue-story-header text-center\">\r\n                    <div class=\"index-number\">7<\/div>\r\n\r\n                    <p class=\"f-graphik\">PADEL, PADEL<\/p>\r\n                    <h3 class=\"story-title\">\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/new-racquet-sports-taking-the-world-by-storm\/\">\r\n                            New racquet sports taking the world by storm                        <\/a>\r\n                    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"cta\">\n    <div class=\"cta__btn share-dropdown-cta dropdown-toggle-btn\" style=\"position:relative\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/408834.svg\" alt=\"\">\n        Share Story\n        <!-- Dropdown Menu -->\n        <ul class=\"share-menu\">\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2022\/06\/03\/new-racquet-sports-taking-the-world-by-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Open in new tab                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/media\/placeholder\/svg\/new-tab.svg\" alt=\"\"> -->\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <li class=\"list-inline-item\">\n                <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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Padel has long been adored by amateur athletes in Spain \u2014 but it wasn\u2019t until the outbreak of the pandemic, and the lockdowns that followed, that the game really took off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case in point:<\/strong> In Italy, which has 5k padel courts (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/feb\/11\/padel-italy-takes-off-no-sport-such-success-so-short-time\">five times more than it did pre-covid<\/a>), padel is soon expected to become the second most practiced sport in the country after football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So how\u2019s it played?<\/strong> Imagine squash and table tennis had a baby, and you\u2019re pretty close to padel. The game has the same central premise as tennis but is typically played in doubles on a smaller, walled off court. Here\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stigasports.com\/eu\/how-to-play-padel-everything-you-need-to-know\">quick guide to the basics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italians aren\u2019t the only ones going wild for padel \u2014 it\u2019s a huge craze here, too: <\/strong>Our first few padel tennis courts were set up way back in 2014, says JPadel co-founder and CEO Ismail Seddik, who had a hand in bringing those first few facilities to Egypt. But the padel tennis landscape today is unrecognizable now compared to even a year ago, he tells Enterprise. At the start of 2021, there were about 50-60 padel courts in Egypt. Now we\u2019re looking at some 200 courts\u2014and by the end of the summer, JPadel will be responsible for 28 of them. Seddik says. \u201cNow, in every sporting club I pass by you find football pitches, tennis courts and padel courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the padel madness? We have a newfound appreciation for staying fit:<\/strong> \u201cCovid-19 really helped drive this demand for playing padel tennis,\u201d Seddik says. \u201cThere\u2019s been a huge increase in awareness about the importance of staying active and exercising that wasn\u2019t around 3-4 years back, and I think people were also really bored with hanging out at cafes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>And padel has a low bar to entry: <\/strong>The doubles set-up brings the camaraderie, and the design of the racquet and courts makes it an accessible sport for beginners. \u201cIt makes it a cozier and a more social game. The paddle racquet is also a bit more intuitive than other racquet sports like tennis,\u201d Seddik says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expect to hear more padel talk: <\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/padel-egypt.com\/\">Egyptian Padel Federation<\/a> wants to train 1k kids in the sport, and competitions have sprung up in plenty of local clubs. With courts now being built outside Cairo, the sport could soon be generating interest from a broader segment of society, Seddik says, adding that padel could soon become \u201cone of the main sports in Egypt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We could even go pro: <\/strong>\u201cWe could be only a few years away from an Egyptian padel tennis team showing up in international competitions,\u201d Seddik says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another eerily similar pandemic-era paddle sport is taking root across the Atlantic: Pickleball.<\/strong> The invention of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usapa.org\/history-of-the-game\/\">US congressman in 1965<\/a> and typically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/30\/style\/pickleball.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article\">a pastime favorite at retirement communities<\/a> in the US, Pickleball is a combination of tennis, ping pong and badminton that\u2019s lately seen booming interest <a href=\"https:\/\/parade.com\/1277671\/margie-zable-fisher\/what-is-pickleball\/\">from younger people, too.<\/a> Pickleball racquets are a little more boxy than in padel tennis, and the game is played with a plastic ball full of holes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meta-racquet, anyone? <\/strong>If going outside isn't your thing, a virtual reality racquet could be soon coming your way. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2319199-virtual-tennis-racket-uses-air-jet-to-recreate-feel-of-hitting-a-ball\/\">The AirRacket<\/a> apparently simulates what it feels like to hit an actual ball, by shooting out compressed air so that players can better \u201cfeel that directional force right from the impact of the ball,\u201d one of the researchers behind the technology said.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\n\t\n<\/article><!-- #post-${ID} -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tags-section\">\n        <div class=\"f-graphik\">Tags:<\/div>\n        <div class=\"tags-list\">\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/ismail-seddik\/\">Ismail Seddik<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/jpadel\/\">JPadel<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/padel\/\">padel<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/padel-tennis\/\">padel tennis<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                            <a rel=\"tag\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/tag\/pickleball\/\">Pickleball<\/a>\n                <!-- <span class=\"sep\">,&nbsp;<\/span> -->\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div> <!-- \/.story -->\r\n    \n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":553300,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-553299","wealth","type-wealth","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"25016061-5509-44ac-879a-7d0cd9a1bca1","teaser":"","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2022\/6\/90.jpg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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