Ultimate Tennis Showdown at Forest Hills Stadium

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THE REST OF THE CAST WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER THE SEASON PREMIERE IS SEPTEMBER 17TH. >> WELL, EVERY YEAR THE U.S. OPEN WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF FANS TO TENNIS EXTRAVAGANZA HAS DRASTICALLY EVOLVED OVER ITS LONG, STORIED HISTORY. >> FOX EIGHT'S JENNIFER WILLIAMS TALKED TO A LEGENDARY TENNIS COACH ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE BIGGEST GRAND SLAM. >> IT'S A LITTLE HISTORY MEETS INNOVATION AS THE ICONIC FOREST HILLS STADIUM IN QUEENS WILL SERVE AS THE STAGE FOR THE ULTIMATE TENNIS SHOWDOWN THIS THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY. >> THERE IS A CRAZY ENERGY IN THIS CITY. >> LEGENDARY TENNIS COACH PATRICK MOURATOGLOU, WHO COACHED SERENA WILLIAMS FOR A DECADE, CO-FOUNDED THE UTES WITH THE 23 TIME GRAND SLAM WOMEN'S CHAMP TO GO TO ICONIC PLACES THAT HAVE SO MUCH HISTORY AND TO BRING SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW AND COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. >> THAT IS REALLY, WE ARE REALLY IN OUR TIME. >> FOREST HILLS STADIUM WAS HOME TO THE U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, NOW KNOWN AS THE U.S. OPEN. TENNIS LEGENDS LIKE ALTHEA GIBSON AND ARTHUR ASHE MADE HISTORY ON THESE VERY COURTS. BUT THESE MATCHES WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT FORMAT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS SO NEW IN A PLACE THAT IS SO HISTORIC. >> I THINK THIS COMBO IS INCREDIBLE. >> IT'S JUST COOL. IT'S LIKE OLD SCHOOL, BUT OBVIOUSLY REVAMPING IT WITH THESE NEW, YOU KNOW, TENNIS RULES AND STUFF. >> IT'S GOING TO BE MAD. >> THERE'S SHORTER MATCHES, UNIQUE SCORING AND SOME OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD WILL BE MIKED UP, INCLUDING GAEL MONFILS, CASPER RUUD, ANDREI RUBLEV AND THE BAD BOY OF TENNIS NICK KYRGIOS, ALL VYING FOR A MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE PURSE. >> I THINK IT'S JUST MORE ENGAGING TO THE FANS AS WELL, LIKE THE MUSIC, EVERYTHING GOING ON, IT'S MORE LIKE AN EVENT PER SE THAN JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WIMBLEDON, WHERE YOU CAN'T SAY A WORD. >> FOR THE 2022 WIMBLEDON FINALIST, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE LINE AS THE AUSTRALIAN, WHO WILL NOT BE COMPETING IN THIS YEAR'S U.S. OPEN, IS A RETURN TO FLUSHING IN THE FUTURE. >> OBVIOUSLY, HAVING THAT DEVASTATING WRIST SURGERY ABOUT 11 MONTHS AGO, THE FACT THAT I'M EVEN BACK AT THIS LEVEL, PLAYING WITH THESE ALL THESE AMAZING PLAYERS IS HUGE FOR MY CONFIDENCE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TEST AND A FUN ONE AT THAT. >> AS THE TOURNAMENT MAKING ITS NYC DEBUT IS BRINGING A FRESH ENERGY TO A SPORT DEEPLY ROOTED IN TRADITION. >> THE PURPOSE IS TO BRING NEW FANS TO TENNIS AND YOUNGER FANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THIS GAME. THIS IS A REALLY GREAT TIME FOR ALL OF US, FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO

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