Randy Walker World tennis magazine.com I am at an historic site address in New York City Tennis history this is 409 West 14th Street in the meat packing district in Manhattan it's now a books Ceramics and art paints store but this location used to be a hot nightclub called Lotus and in 2003 Lotus Nightclub which used to be right behind me was the location of Andy rodic's US Open Victory party uh so uh quite a fun Affair I was fortunate enough to be there uh the US Open I was working for the USA at the time and uh uh my resp responsibility was the next day to go on a media tour with the US Open Women's trophy with Justine and an ardan who had won the uh Women's Championship and uh two weeks uh at working at the US Open for the USA in the media room and then another week with the qualifying and another week to set up it's exhausting I was completely exhausted um couldn't wait to get to bed after that men's final as exhilarated as I was at Andy won um but I got a call from uh my photographer friend Cynthia Lum who told me Andy's having his victory party at a nightclub called Lotus you got to come and I was like I can't come I'm so exhausted and she's like no you have to make it this is once life opportunity this will be so fun you got to come I'm like I'm so tired I can't do it and she goes you know Randy you really should try this new energy drink that's called Red Bull just on the market this stuff will keep you awake it'll give you energy try one and come on down so I relented and I said okay I'll give it a try so I went home took a shower stopped at a bodega got two red bulls and drank them on the you know Subway or the taxi ride down here and uh let's just say I'll leave the uh many of the details out of the party but it was crazy crazy crazy fun and I actually didn't go to sleep that night I with my two red bulls in me went right home showered again and took the women's Trophy and met Justine and ardan at CNN at like 6:30 in the morning for her interview so anyway historic venue here uh at the address formally known as Lotus Nightclub 409 West 14th Street so if you're in the meat packing District you know uh checking out some of the great uh shops down here or restaurants um Etc you got the Highline right here you can walk by 409 West 14th Street and tip your hat and think of Andy rodic the 2003 US Open men's singles Champion so World tennis magazine Randy Walker over and out