Clyde Drexler To Play John Isner Tuesday @ Houston Tennis

Written by: Staff on 7th April 2014

Clyde Drexler To Play John Isner Tuesday @ Houston Tennis

epa04125826 John Isner from USA returns against Ernests Gulbis from Latvia at the BNP Paribas Open tennis in Indian Wells, California, USA, 14 March 2014. EPA/MICHAEL NELSON |

CLYDE DREXLER TO CHALLENGE

JOHN ISNER TUESDAY

Basketball Legend Set to Play Defending Champion

Clyde Drexler, basketball Hall of Famer, and John Isner, Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship defending champion.

Drexler was a 10-time NBA All Star and a member of the 1995 NBA Champion Houston Rockets. He also played on two Final Four teams at the University of Houston.

Isner is the top seed and has reached the final in consecutive years, winning the title in 2013. The 6’10” University of Georgia graduate matched his career-high ranking of World No.9 in 2014 and is currently the top American in the ATP rankings.

Drexler will try his hand at tennis when he plays a tie-break against Isner.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 8, 11 a.m.

WHERE: Court 5 at River Oaks Country Club

U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club

In 2014, the River Oaks Country Club will celebrate the 80th professional tournament to be hosted in its historic stadium when the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship is held April 7-13. River Oaks first hosted its own tournament, The River Oaks International, in 1931, and its roster of former champions includes Jack Kramer, Tony Trabert, Rod Laver, Roy Merson, Ken Rosewall, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas and James Blake. Houston is the 23rd city to host the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The tournament came to Houston in 2001, and has been hosted at River Oaks since 2009. Started in 1910 by the USTA, the 2014 tournament is the 104th competition for the Clay Court Championship. More information is available at www.mensclaycourt.com.

Topics: Clay Court, Clyde Drexler, Houston, John Isner, River Oaks Country Club, Tennis News