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2022 ITF Annual Review 53 also agreed that the ITF Guide to Recommended Health Care Standards for Tennis Tournaments should be updated to include mental health. The ITF will produce a new version of this publica on – which provides informa on to help tournament organisers implement healthcare standards for players and support staff – in 2023. Technical The ITF Technical Centre, based at the ITF's head office in London, is the world's most advanced tennis- specific research facility. We con nued our ball, equipment and court tes ng and cer fica on programmes in 2022. Under the ball programme, manufacturers submit samples of products for evalua on, and those that meet the required standards receive an 'ITF Approved' mark of quality. The same process is in place for player analysis technology (PAT) – all new ball and PAT products to be used in a tournament must be approved by the ITF to ensure they conform to specifica ons set out in the Rules of Tennis. The ITF also manages a court pace classifica on service and a court recogni on programme with evalua on leading to ITF Recogni on. During 2022, tes ng and administra on fees from the ITF's tes ng and cer fica on programmes raised $1 million in revenue that will be reinvested into tennis. In our efforts to improve the sustainability of the sport, the ITF iden fied reducing the environmental impact of tennis equipment as a priority for 2022-2023. We established a working group in partnership with tennis manufacturers and member Na onal Associa ons, which is ini ally focused on cu ng carbon emissions associated with tennis ball manufacture and use. It is working on several projects around extending the life me of tennis balls and enabling their recycling. The ITF is also working with World Sailing to trial the use of recycled carbon fibre in tennis racket frames. As well as con nuing to test electronic line-calling systems for use at the elite level of the game, the ITF is developing a cer fica on procedure for the use of such systems at lower levels, with plans to launch it in 2023. If approved, electronic line-calling could offer significant cost reduc ons for these events. The ITF's Technical team collaborated with our commercial partner Microso to launch an updated version of the Billie Jean King Cup Match Insights app at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals. This gave teams on-court access to real- me analy cs from the matches in play, with added features and extra devices provided in locker-rooms.