Tennis coaches and administrators have been hard at work for many years trying to rejuvenate the game.
Australia did have a golden age in men's and women's tennis.
Ken Rosewall was born at Hurstville.
The man nicknamed "Muscles" was a champion, an icon in Australia and world tennis.
In more recent times, Australia's Sam Stosur has boosted women's tennis.
Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter were at or the near the top for sometime in the men's arena.
Young Australian Nick Kyrgios showed at Wimbleton this year he is full of promise and rich potential.
On the local front, a tennis expo was held on Sunday at Kogarah Bay Tennis Centre.
Coaching director Kerry Dock and several of his peers organised it.
Dock said he was eager to raise awareness of the sport's fitness benefits.
He's also keen to let juniors know those with talent can develop in the right environment.
The expo also raised money for the Trish Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Two girls from Rockdale who came through the Kogarah Bay centre are giving new hope at junior level and may scale to loftier heights.
Patricia Apisah, 13, and her sister Violet, 14, are ranked No.1 in NSW in their age groups.
Nationally, they are ranked No.2 in their age groups.
Dock said the girls started playing and training at the centre seven years ago. Their father Patrick Apisah is their coach.
He said more than 300 people turned out at the expo to see exhibition matches, meet coaches, look at the tennis merchandise stalls.
"It was a festival to introduce people to tennis," Dock said.
Former Grand Slam winning women's champion Lesley Bowrey was at the expo to look at the junior talent.
Bowrey has advised the girls to head to Europe next year and play on the junior circuit against the best in their age group.
How can we get help get people back playing tennis and make the sport dominant again?
