Blake’s NYC Fundraiser / Another New String / and more

Written by: Bob Larson Tennis on 5th December 2013

Blake's NYC Fundraiser / Another New String / and more

epa03594683 James Blake of the US hits a return shot to Jack Sock of the US in their second round match in the US National Indoor Tennis Championships at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 21 February 2013. EPA/TANNEN MAURY |

James Blake will host Serving for a Cure, a tennis exhibition in Support of the Thomas Blake Sr. Memorial Research Fund. Blake created the fund in memory of his father to benefit early detection cancer research.

Tennis stars Andy Roddick and John Isner will join Blake along with actor Boris Kodjoe in a few friendly singles and doubles matches to benefit the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The tennis will be played at the 69th Regiment Armory, 68 Lexington Ave. (Entrance at Lexington and 25th St.)

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Additional News

ASB Bank is planning to create a 1000 kilometer long tennis court, with one end in Auckland and the other in Christchurch New Zealand A screen would allow the opponents to see each other, while each shot would be tracked and then fired out of a ball machine at the other court at a similar trajectory. . . Sania Mirza will grace the Lusofonia Games opening ceremony, which will take place on December 10 at the SAG Ground in Campal, India. . . Serbia has announced the venue for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round encounter against Switzerland on 31 January-2 February 2014. Fans in Novi Sad (the birthplace of Monica Seles) could have the chance to watch the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the opening round of next year’s competition when Serbia and Switzerland go head-to-head on a hard indoor court at the Spens Sports Center. Neither Federer nor Djokovic have decided whether to play the tie. . . Jelena Jankovic is appearing in Belgrade billboards for First Class, her brother Marko’s travel site. . . Rafael Nadal has signed up to play the Copa Claro in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 8-16. The world No. 1 last played the event in 2005. . . Ryan Harrison backed his favorite NFL team, the New Orleans Saints to beat the Seattle Seahawks, and after losing the bet had to wear a Seahawks shirt throughout practice at USTA Player Development headquarters in Boca Raton. . . The USTA has already produced its poster promoting the US vs. Great Britain first round Davis Cup tie in San Diego next February, featuring Andy Murray and John Isner as the players.

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