Harrah’s Entertainment, Caesars Atlantic City and StarGames are proud to announce that tennis will be returning to Atlantic City’s historic Boardwalk Hall on April 10, 2010 with the first annual “Caesars Tennis Classic.”The exhibition tournament will showcase four US Open Champions and feature tennis legend Ivan Lendl’s first match since his 1994 retirement. The Caesars Tennis Classic will be hosted by two-time US Open and five-time Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams and feature three matches in a team format.The first match will feature 1985, 1986 and 1987 US Open Champion Ivan Lendl going up against former nemesis and 1988 US Open Champion Mats Wilander.The second marquis match-up will showcase 2003 US Open Champion and current top-ranked US men’s tennis player Andy Roddick against 2000 US Open Champion Marat Safin.The third match, to be announced shortly, will round out the Classic’s teams with two more world champion participants.
On March 2, 2009 12,000 people braved a winter blizzard to attend the Innaugural BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup. Women's tennis will return to Madison Square Garden, March 1, 2010 for the second annual Billie Jean King Cup.
In 2009,Venus and Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic, respectively, in one-set semifinal matches. Following a tribute to Billie Jean King by President Bill Clinton, Serena defeated her sister 6-4, 6-3 for the inaugural championship. In 2010, Venus and Serena Williams will once again grace the World's Most Famous Arena, along with US Open Champion Kim Clijsters and French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.
After an eight year absence, professional tennis returned to Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2008 making an impact heard around the world. The NetJets Showdown, featuring all-time grand slam champion Pete Sampras, and the current world's number one ranked player Roger Federer, played to a sellout crowd of 19,690 along with international television and broadband audiences. The match showed that the love affair between tennis and the Garden, which dates back over 75 years, is alive and well.
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Halloween on Ice
A fun-filled show with plenty of TRICKS & TREATS as Nancy leads a hauntingly good cast of world class performers including Kurt Browning, Philippe Candeloro, Josee Chouinard, Liz Manley, Brasseur & Eisler, Urbanski & Marvel and more!
The Best of Halloween on Ice DVD is currently being distributed by Hart Sharp Video and is available on Amazon.com. DVD special features include: Additional ice segments with Kurt Browning, Michael Weiss, Josef Sabovcik, and Nancy Kerrigan. Feature interview with Nancy Kerrigan and other candid responses on a variety of topics including Halloween, Halloween on Ice, family, the Olympics, and the USFSA Hall of Fame induction.
