Tennis

Tennis on Johannesburg's highveld requires courts that can handle both summer thunderstorms and the sun's intensity at 1,750 metres elevation. The sport's technical demands—court surface maintenance, net tension, line markings that stay visible—depend on facilities that understand local weather cycles and can keep courts playable year-round. Johannesburg's tennis community benefits from venues that invest in proper drainage for the October-to-March wet season, when hail damage becomes a real concern, and surface treatments that resist UV fading. The actual game also shifts with altitude: serves travel faster, movement patterns differ slightly, and conditioning is affected. A well-run tennis club here isn't just booking courts; it's maintaining infrastructure that works in this specific climate and altitude, hosting coaching that accounts for local playing conditions.