Play Some Tennis by Deuce (7/18)

📬 Deuce – Week of July 18

Happy Friday, everyone!!! 🎾🥳 

We have now wrapped up the third Grand Slam of the year and are now preparing for the US Open, which starts in a little over a month. Time is flying.

Before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s talk about that Wimbledon final.

Iga Swiatek. Terminator. Assassin. Killer. Those are all words you could use to describe her as she won her 6th Grand Slam and played one of the best matches of her career. In turn, Anisimova played one of her worst matches, which resulted in a 6-0, 6-0 blow out win by Iga. It was done in 57 minutes. I stepped out to make a coffee, and the first set was almost over with. Truly an unbelievable performance by Iga and I’m excited to see how she does at the US Open.

On the men’s side, we had a 4 set battle where Jannik Sinner finally took down Carlos Alcaraz. I thought Alcaraz was the clean favorite as he has won the last two Wimbledon’s and looks to be the best player on grass. Unfortunately, he went up against a near-perfect Sinner who has now won 3 of the last 4 grand slams and goes into the US Open as the clear favorite (in my humble opinion).

What a tournament! And now, the US Open is right around the corner. 👀 

Damn, it’s gonna be a fun next month 🙂 Let’s get into this next week!

🎾 US Open Countdown Begins

Fan week starts in exactly 30 days, and if you're not familiar with fan week, then today is your lucky day.

Fan week is the qualifying rounds of the US Open. This week is FREE which means you can sit courtside and not pay a dime. It’s the best week of the tournament as there are smaller crowds and you can walk around the grounds, watching unbelievable tennis and sipping on Honey Deuces. C’est la vie. 🥳 

Here is the link to sign up! 🎾 

SIDE BAR 🎉 

Stay tuned for upcoming drops for new US Open events. All the brands start having pop-ups around the city, where you can meet players and experience some incredible events. I’ll be sharing these events as we get closer to the US Open!

🏙️ SkyBall: Open Play

USTA Eastern presents: SkyBall Summer Nights! Join us for an evening of casual SkyBall on a Manhattan rooftop! SkyBall is organizing mini-games and quick-play matches to 11 (win by 2) to ensure everyone gets plenty of court time. Perfect for players of all skill levels looking to practice and have fun. Players will have the opportunity to win up to 50 rankings points at the discretion of the event operators.

🎾 Wednesday, July 24

📍 Riverside School for Makers, 61st & West End
Easy format, good vibes, 50 points on the leaderboard
🎟️ $10
👉 Sign up at SkyBall.us/play

🎾 LVBL Events

LVBL games are continuing through June. They have games at Riverside, Astoria Park, and Jackie Robinson.

Astoria:

Jackie Robinson:

Riverside:

That’s it for this week!
Reply with your thoughts on Wimbledon or let me know if you’re planning to be at SkyBall or the Open this year.

See you on the court,
– Deuce 🎾