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British Army tennis stars prepare for Inter Services tournament at Wimbledon

WATCH: We went to the Army's training camp to see how their preparing for the Inter Services tennis championships.

The British Army tennis team have been focusing on their teamwork and cohesion ahead of the Inter Services at Wimbledon.

The tri-service tournament sees the reigning champions defend their title against the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy with the first day of play coming on August 1.

In that championships, singles matches and doubles matches will be worth the same amount of points which is why the Army have been working on their 2 v 2 game in Manchester.

A training camp at The Northern Tennis Club in Didbury, Manchester was set up through Army coach Johnny Kinsella who is also a coach at the club.

If you want to see our feature on the Army tennis team, you can with our video above.

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