Monday 3rd June will be a very special day in the 15-year history of Frampton on Severn Tennis Club.

That’s because they will be playing host to one very brave lady – Robyn Moore – who is attempting a monumental tennis challenge in association with the charity Bright Ideas for Tennis.

The 43-year-old, who was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 2016, will be attempting to hit 200,000 tennis shots in 30 days in June.

She will be visiting 46 venues across the UK – she’ll be at Frampton from 2-6pm on Monday – and will need to play for 8 to 10 hours on every day of the month to achieve her target.

She will average one shot every 4 seconds–her shots being recorded by a swing app on her Apple watch–and the final shots will be struck on the prestigious courts of the All England Community ground in Wimbledon on 30th June.

“She is raising awareness for mental health and she is fundraising for the Bright Ideas for Tennis disability programme ‘I Play 30’,” said Frampton on Severn Tennis Club secretary Elspeth Harding.

“Robyn will be using a ball machine supported by ball boys and girls from Lakefield Primary School in the village.”

The club are hoping that as many people as possible support the event and there will be doubles matches on the club’s other two courts in Lake Lane while Robyn is taking on her challenge.

The club have been selected as one of the venues for Robyn’s challenge–named Breakpoint 2019 and is the main charity event of Bright Ideas for Tennis this year – due to their connection with Danny Sapsford, the former Davis Cup player who set up Bright Ideas for Tennis.

Sapsford took part in Frampton’s Open Day in 2016, along with another ex-Davis Cup player Luke Milligan, and Frampton are certainly delighted to be doing their bit to support Robyn Moore.

Robyn’s is a remarkable story, one that has taken in very tough times before finding the road to recovery.

“I suffered flashbacks, felt isolated and just wanted to give up,” she explained.

“Then on the advice of a fantastic psychologist, I took up tennis. Tennis helped steer me away from the constant battle in my head, and more importantly, I realised that I didn’t feel so alone anymore.

“At this point, I knew that so much more could be done to help people very much like myself. My idea soon became a reality as Breakpoint 2019 was born. It’s a very unique event, a tough physical and mental challenge, and it will have a life-changing impact for those that will benefit.”

It’s obviously a very tough challenge but fortunately it’s a sport that Robyn is familiar with.

“As a young girl, I was fairly good, school champion etc, but I had not stepped on a court for years,” she said.

“Little did I realise at the time that taking up tennis would help save my life.”

Robyn Moore deserves all the support she can get on her 30-day adventure.