Shanice invited to Talent ID Finals

She was among 100 youngsters from across the country invited to the session to show off their skills in front of the LTA Talent ID team, who were aiming to spot future performance players.

Marshall-Sefia, 12, who trains at Gosling Tennis Academy, said: “Talent ID is fun, we do lots of different activities and the coaches make it interesting and I can see how well I am doing. It’s competitive but in a good way and we all raise our game so that we challenge each other.”

The day was overseen by LTA head of talent management, Andrew Lewandowski, who added: “They have performed really well and shown lots of ability across a number of different tasks designed to test athletic ability, co-ordination, speed and agility, as well as a real natural talent and love for the sport.”