Promoting the sport at the grassroots level since the 1980s, the city has constructed more than 340 tennis courts and incorporated tennis courses in 58 primary and middle schools, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

On the opening day of the village tennis tournament, a new campus of the Hubei Tennis School was launched. Since its establishment in 2018, the school has secured more than 70 percent of the medals on offer in provincial youth tennis competitions. The new campus has admitted about 280 students from across the country.