British tennis is on the up after Andy Murray's famous win at Wimbledon last year and the men's Davis Cup victory against America this winter, and the country's next generation of stars can perfect their skills with a visit to La Manga Club and its new, improved Performance Academy.

Spain's flagship resort, the official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), is offering up-and-coming youngsters the chance to fine-tune all aspects of their game at its 28-court tennis academy with the revamped weekly elite training programme.

Available to children aged nine to 19 who have already reached an advanced standard, the intense camp not only focuses on technique and tactics but also works to improve a player's mental approach and fitness.

Taking place at La Manga Club throughout the Easter, May half-term holidays and every week during July and August, the five-day elite academies can be booked on a half-or full-day basis - with places on its 32-hour training programmes costing €525 per person.

Featuring seven hours more coaching than last year, the full programme is available to four different age groups, 10 and under, 12 and under, 15 and under and 19 and under, with the extra time giving participants more opportunity to test themselves in matchplay situations.

The Performance Academy is one of a wide range of tuition courses and breaks that La Manga Club is running throughout the year, offering players of all ages the chance to practice and improve their techniques at its excellent academy.

Featuring first-class facilities including 20 clay courts, four hard courts and four on artificial grass, the resort boasts some of the best facilities in Europe and British stars past and present including Murray, Laura Robson, Tim Henman and Elena Baltacha have all used the resort to train over the last decade. It has also been used to stage Davis Cup and Fed Cup matches.

Set over 1,400 acres in an area three times the size of Monaco, La Manga Club continues to set the benchmark for sports and leisure destinations across Europe and is widely known as Spain's flagship resort.

The venue boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure resort including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre 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 about La Manga Club and to book a break, call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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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 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 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.