Chris Evans hailed the opening ceremony of the £350k courts at Eaton Park as a "full-circle moment" as crowds, including the Lord Mayor of Norwich Karen Davis, gathered to mark the occasion.

A momentous occasion (Image: Sonya Duncan)

The facility, funded by the National Tennis Association (NTA), officially opened to the public four weeks ago after nearly five months of construction work.

It has already been used by thousands of locals but Mr Evans, who is the director of the NTA and a tennis coach at Eaton Park, is hoping the celebratory event this week will inspire more people to take up the sport.

Chris Evans, director of NTA, alongside the Lord Mayor of Norwich Karen Davis (Image: Sonya Duncan)

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