A festival of tennis is coming to Cornwall this week as talent descends on Newquay Heron Centre to decide this year's county tennis champions.

More than 100 entries will compete in the Cornwall County Tennis Championships, also known as the James Webster Memorial Tennis Championships, from Sunday, August 25, to Friday, August 30.

Players, from those just starting out on their tennis journey aged eight and under to more experienced players nearly 70 years of age, will serve, rally, and smash their way through the week.

Events in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles will take place throughout, with the main finals on Friday.

Mike Thomas, chair of Tennis Cornwall, said: "Tennis players from Cornwall compete all year round across the country.

"The county championships are the chance to come together and see who will be crowned county champions for this year.

"It’s always a great time to share stories from a season of tournaments, great wins, near misses and what might have beens.

"There will also be players who will have recently returned from competing in national championships on the Wimbledon grass courts.

"It should be a fantastic week of tennis."

The week-long event will also feature demonstrations of wheelchair tennis and a visually impaired 'come and try it' tennis session, complete with vision-restricting goggles and special tennis balls.

There will also be get-together sessions for tennis coaches and club chairs, to share ideas and learn about the next stages in the development of tennis in Cornwall.

The event is supported by Whirlwind Sports, Babolat, and Active Away.

A spokesman for Tennis Cornwall said: "The Cornwall County Tennis Championships (James Webster Memorial Tennis Championships) is promoted and organised by Tennis Cornwall, supported by grant funding from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA).

"Tennis Cornwall are the county association for tennis in Cornwall.

"The Cornwall tennis community of clubs, players, coaches, parents and volunteers all have a role to play in the realisation of the Tennis Cornwall strategy ‘Grow the Game and Inspire the Next Generation’."