The Tennis Tournament is Big Leauge

Outside of the tennis majors, Memphis is one of the very few cities in the world that hosts a dual stop on the women's and men's pro tennis tours. The tournament is held at the Raquet Club of Memphis and has for many years been a favorite of the best men's players in the world (We only recently obtained a women's tournamnt as well). Over the years the biggest names in pro tennis have all played here. Because of this tournament, we've been able to see Lendle, McEnroe, Connors, Sampras, Aggasi, Borg, Roddick, Haas, Phillopousis, Chang (not sure if I spelled all of those correctly but you get the idea!) and many many others play some thrilling tennis. Like many things in our town, Memphians may not truly appreciate how great we have it here. Cities all over the world are vying for stops on the pro tennis tours and we have them here. Lyndsey Davenport won the women's tournament yesterday. Congrats to her, to the folks at the Raquet Club who put on a great tournament and to all the kids at St. Jude who also benefit from the tournament. The men's finals are today and I'm sure will be compelling. If you missed this year's tournament, make sure to check it out next year. Just pay attention to the action on the court because you're right on top of it and those serves will come at you in a hurry!