THIRTEEN-year-old student Anastasia Jenkins has reached the national finals of the ‘Play Your Way to Wimbledon’ competition.

The Kingsmead School student, who trains at Taunton tennis club, played in the finals of the UK’s largest individual mass participation tennis competition.

Thousands of players took part in the qualifying stages this year, leading to county and regional finals in June and July, with the winners progressing to the national finals on Wimbledon’s Aorangi Courts.

Anastasia, who described Emma Raducanu as her tennis idol, failed to progress to the latter stages of the tournament, but said she was still thrilled to attend Wimbledon and that it was an experience she’d never forget.