Roddick, Blake to Compete in PowerShares Legends Newport
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Roddick, Blake to Compete in PowerShares Legends Newport
PowerShares Series
The PowerShares series is a 12-day circuit with each stop featuring two one-set semifinal matches and a one set championship match.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTIn Newport, the PowerShares will be followed by the singles final of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at 3 p.m.
Two other players will be announced in the spring.
Both matches are included in one ticket.
Andy Roddick
Roddick is a 2003 U.S. Open Champion and has reached four other Grand Slam finals including Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the U.S. Open in 2006, losing to Roger Federer every time.
Roddick retired from the sport after a round four defeat in the 2012 U.S. Open and has since been playing in World Team Tennis.
James Blake
Blake won the Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2005 and the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2008.
Buy Tickets
Tickets for the matches go on sale for the general public on February 2.
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Video wall courtesy of flickr
Tennis Hall of Fame: Final Day Action
Rajeev Ram, repeated his 2009 run to the cup. He defeated a big serving Ivo Karlovic
Brett Haber informs Rajeev Ram he has jumped to 86 in the ATP rankings and is in to the US Open
A gracious yet determined Karlovic says he will be back!
Each year in July the USTA honors 2 tennis players with the Bill Talbert Sportsmanship Award. This year Star Makarome age 18 of Wesley Chapel, Florida was at the Hall of fame to collect her award Star will be attending Columbia University i the fall. Star was honored for her outstanding sportsmanship on and off the court. She was presented her plate by Hall of Famers Donald Dell and Stan Smith.
Presented annually by the Board of Directors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the four recipients are selected from the 17 sectional nominations of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Awards Committee.
Each award winner must be a junior player who exemplifies the finest qualities of sportsmanship in tournament play as well as one who maintains the finest traditions of the great sportsmen/women of tennis, past and present. The award is given in honor of 1967 Hall of Famer Bill Talbert, who was highly regarded for his high standards of sportsmanship.
Contributor Nancy Jeffet, President Emeritus of the Maureen Connolly Brinker Foundation
