The USTA Foundation honored the 10 winners of the 17th annual National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) Arthur Ashe Essay Contest. The winners, ranging in ages from 9 to 18, were selected out of more than 3,000 entries submitted this summer. Each winner received a New York City travel package that synced up with the opening weekend of the US Open. This year’s essay … [Read more...]
adding a hall of fame layer to world tennis day
Packing It In: Since all eyes (in theory) will be on tennis on March 4 -- that's World Tennis Day -- it couldn't hurt to highlight just one more facet of our sport. At the BNP Paribas Showdown in New York City, the 2013 inductees to the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be honored in a Center Celebration on the night of the exhibition. This year's nominees: Martina Hingis, … [Read more...]
indian wells sightings: bud collins chats with charlie pasarell
Unfortunately giving fodder for the argument that we don't care about our elders (or the old), there was a sparse crowd at this casual chat between Bud Collins and Charlie Pasarell on the first weekend of the Pacific Life Open. (Pasarell, a former pro, is the tournament's ATP director.) As expected, Bud was in full regalia: green polo under a pink knit sweater paired with a … [Read more...]