Play Some Tennis by Deuce (8/7)

📬 Deuce – Week of August 1st

Happy Friday, everyone!!! 🎾🥳 It’s gonna be a great week.

Quick tennis update. The National Bank Open finished yesterday with both Shelton and Mboko winning the title. This is their first Master’s 1000 win in their careers, which is huge for both of them! I’m predicting a deep run by my guy, Shelton, at the US Open.

The Cincinnati Open has begun, and Sinner and Alcaraz are playing their matches tomorrow. I’ll have Tennis Channel on the background all week. 🙂 

LET’S KICK OFF THIS NEWSLETTER!

📍 Padeland Membership

I played at Padel& in Greenpoint this week and it was a top-notch experience. They’re officially opening in the next couple of weeks, and it’s hands-down one of the best deals in NYC if you want to play padel consistently.

They’ve got 6 courts (4 doubles, 2 singles) and a 36-ft ceiling — most NYC clubs are 28 ft, which makes lobbing way harder.

Membership perks:

• Weekday leagues (up to 5x/week) → FREE for members

• 30% off court bookings

• 20% off pro shop

• Early booking (20 days ahead)

• Free club tee & reward points

💰 Membership one-time fee + $100/month with courtside promo code.

Become a Padeland member here!

🎾 Court16 partnership & promo code

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been highlighting some of the best tennis programs in NYC, and Court16 keeps making the list. Whether you’re just starting or dialing in your serve-and-volley, this club has everything you need to level up.

Today’s the last day to get free classes when you sign up. Offer ends tonight! Sign up here!

📍 Locations: Brooklyn, Long Island City, FiDi

📍 Locations in Brooklyn, Long Island City, and FiDi.

To take advantage:

1. Create a Court16 account

2. Book your class pack

3. Get after it on court

👉 Sign up here

🎾 Tennis in Harlem on the Block

In partnership with Marcus Meets Malcolm, Dreamers Youth, and sponsored by Wilson and USTA Eastern, join All-Love Racquet Club for Tennis in Harlem on the Block — an all-day, all-ages celebration of culture, movement, and community right in the heart of Harlem. They’re transforming West 120th Street into an open-air tennis and wellness experience for the whole neighborhood.

📍 West 120th Street (btwn Malcolm X Blvd & Mount Morris Park West)
📅 Friday, August 16th
⏰ 10AM – 6PM
💵 FREE for all ages

✨ What to expect:
👟 Mini-court match play & live tennis exhibitions
🎶 DJ sets & music all day
🧘🏾‍♀️ Wellness & movement sessions
🍉 Local food vendors
🎒 Back-to-school giveaways
🎈 Family games & activities

🎾 Fortgreene Tennis Tournament: (8/9-8/10)

Fortgreene kicked off their tennis tournament last week, and it was an absolute blast watching friends compete on the courts.

The last few rounds are happening this weekend, (8/9 - 8/10) and I’ll definitely be stopping by to catch the finals. Bring a blanket, some snacks, bottle of wine and cheer on some local tennis players!

📍Fort Green Tennis Courts: 136 Dekalb Avenue

📍 Zombie Tennis @ Ideal Glass

Tennis Season is in the air, and Ideal Glass and Red Ball Tennis are teaming up to bring tennis to the afterlife — and everyone else. Zombie Tennis, a theatrically immersive, community-powered, inviting guests to play Red Ball Tennis — a slower, beginner-friendly version of the sport — while dressed as zombies, ghosts, and other reanimated icons of the court. Whether you’ve never picked up a racquet or you’ve been training for the zombie apocalypse, the game is “so easy, even the dead can play.”

August 27th @ 5:30-9pm
Ideal Glass Studios
9 West 8th Street, NYC
GET TICKETS HERE

🎾 LVBL Events

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

Astoria:

Jackie Robinson:

Riverside:

That’s it for this week!

See you on the court,
– Deuce 🎾