Winner
of ‘Racket Up, America!’ sweepstakes to serve for $1 million
in Madison Square Garden on March 1, during BNP Paribas Showdown
featuring top women tennis pros.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Mrs. Christine Smith of Hurst, Texas, will serve a tennis ball in Madison Square Garden on March 1 that could win her $1 million. The serve will be hit to a target during the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup, which features four of the world’s best women players. Smith’s name was announced by tennis legend Billie Jean King in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Dec. 1, during a New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns NBA game.
Smith was the first-prize winner in the Tennis Industry Association’s “Racket Up, America!” promotion, which ran from July 15 to Sept. 30 and in which consumers registered to win at playtennis.com/million. Other prizes included a trip for two to the 2010 US Open Men’s Singles and Women’s Doubles finals (won by a woman from Binghamton, N.Y.) and 20 $500 tennis merchandise prize packs.
The BNP Paribas Showdown, a part of “Tennis Night in America,” will bring together Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova, vying for $1.2 million in prize money. For tickets, call 866-858-0008 or visit Ticketmaster.com.
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