The Albanese Government will be providing Tennis Australia with $992,000 worth of funding to support more women and girls playing tennis.

Federal Minister for Sport Anika Wells told Peter Fegan on 4BC Breakfast, "We know that they're [The next Ash Barty's] out there in Australia, in suburbs and regions across the place."

"We want them to have a crack at tennis if that's something that they're interested in doing, so we're putting nearly a million bucks towards breaking down some of the barriers that stop women and girls from having a go," Anika Wells said.

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