Long improved quickly – after picking up the game in 2009, he won the Category B Open at Hyde Real Tennis Club in 2010.

[2] Long's playing career began in earnest when he moved to become the senior professional at the Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club in 2015.

He beat Zak Eadle at the French Open in five sets to reach his first singles quarter final, where he subsequently lost to World Champion Camden Riviere.

In his first Open doubles semi final, they lost to Robert Fahey and Nick Howell, winning just two games in the match.

Returning to play after the COVID-19 pandemic, Long's next accomplishment came at the 2022 Champions Trophy, where he reached the quarter final stage for the first time after a five set victory over Levi Gale.

[7] 2024 would be more successful for Long on the doubles court, reaching the semi finals of the Australian Open for the first time alongside Ben Taylor-Matthews.