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Rochester kids play tennis on US Open court
By James Battaglia,
10 hours ago
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A group of young tennis players with the Midtown Athletic Club got the chance to play in the spotlight of the US Open Monday.
They played for crowds on the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center court in New York City between US Open matches, and helped with the day’s initial coin toss.
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Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
Net Generation kids on court before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
A Net Generation kid during the coin toss before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
A Net Generation kid during the coin toss before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
A Net Generation kid during the coin toss before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
A Net Generation kid during the coin toss before the match between Elina Svitolina and Maria Lourdes Carle during a women’s singles match at the 2024 US Open on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA)
The Midtown Athletic Club group was chosen, along with others, “based on [its] commitment to making tennis accessible and helping to grow the game at the junior level.”
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