Legends Championships - Great Tennis and Great People
This week The Residences at the Ritz Carlton in Grand Cayman is playing host to the Legend’s Championships. I’m fortunate enough as the Sports Ambassador for The Residences, to be down in Grand Cayman partaking in the various activities surrounding this tremendous event. The Courts at the Ritz Carlton have completely transformed to bring this special event to the island.
The Legends competing here include NBTA alumni Jim Courier and Jimmy Arias as well as other former top 10 players Wayne Ferreira, Paul Haarhuis, Todd Martin, Mikael Pernfors, John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. Trust me, even though these pros are retired from the ATP Tour they are still competitors battling it out on the courts. It’s truly is great to see them and watch them play!
What’s probably even more impressive about this tournament is that not only are these champions competing for top prize, they are here to promote tennis and give back to the community that is hosting them. Last night there was a fantastic kick off party right on the beach where we had an auction to benefit the Cayman Islands Tennis Federation. The Federation is working hard to bring tennis to all the schools in the Caymans and get kids physically active. Then this morning the players participated in a Pro-Am, where I know numerous dreams came true (imagine hitting against McEnroe, Courier, Arias and Wilander all in one hour)!!!
Each of these Legends are true representatives of the game - on and off the court!!
To see some pictures of the event, click here or visit the Flickr link on the right hand side.
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