Rising tennis star Liam Broady will join other leading members of Great Britain's elite men's squad who will gather at Spain's five-star La Manga Club resort for a warm-weather training break this month as he attempts to take the next step on the road to sporting stardom.

Broady has enjoyed a momentous 2014, leaping up 281 places in the rankings to number 189 in the world – the first time he has broken into the top 200 – and he will team up with other members of the elite squad for two weeks' intense training in Murcia at the Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) overseas training base.

The Stockport-born left-hander and world number 229 Ed Corrie are using the training camp to finalise their preparations for next month's Australian Open tour, with the likes of Alex Ward and Josh Milton joining them to be put through their paces by an expert coaching team led by Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.

Smith, who is the LTA's head of men's tennis, said: “The two weeks at La Manga Club will enable us to spend some quality time together within a high quality, performance training environment.

“Training camps like these in an ideal climate are invaluable. We will be able to prepare Liam and Ed for the Australian Open tour early next month and also work on developing the games of the other players with intense training and match play situations so that they can be ready to make a strong start to 2015.”

The warm weather camp is the latest elite training break that that La Manga Club has hosted as part of its burgeoning relationship with the LTA, who will use the resort as its overseas training base until 2016.

Featuring a tennis academy including 20 clay courts, four hard courts and four on artificial grass, La Manga Club boasts some of the best facilities in Europe and British stars past and present including 2013 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, Laura Robson and Tim Henman have all used the resort to train over the last decade.

And tennis lovers keen to improve their own games can do so at the multi-award winning venue this winter with a range of eye-catching packages on offer.

Available from now until the middle of March, La Manga Club's 'Winter Special Offer' costs from €602 per person (approx £463) for a seven-night stay and features a 10-hour adult academy with five days' group tuition on all parts of the game plus an end-of-week tournament.

In addition, the attractive package also includes bed-and-breakfast accommodation in La Manga Club's five-star Hotel Principe Felipe, access to the luxury spa featuring fitness centre, indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms, welcome day and last day drinks and 10 per cent discount in the pro shop.

For people seeker a shorter break, a four-night stay in in La Manga Club's fully serviced, four-star Las Lomas Village apartments is available from €163 per person with the package including a minimum three hours' court hire per day and unlimited additional court time subject to availability.

The price, which is based on six people sharing a three-bedroom apartment, also offers free access to the resort's fitness facilities and tax, while accommodation upgrades to the Hotel Principe Felipe are available for a supplement.

In addition to tennis, La Manga Club offers unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure resort including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a new Leadbetter Golf Academy and updated practice facilities – and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more information and to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com. 

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Press release written and distributed on behalf of La Manga Club by the Azalea Group.

La Manga Club
La Manga Club – www.lamangaclub.com – is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has been voted 'Best Golf Hotel/Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last three years and was named 'Best Golf Hotel in Spain' at the 2014 World Golf Awards. La Manga Club has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.

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For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com