By Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Monday, August 12, 2024Photo credit score: Garrett Ellwood/USTA/US Open
US Open champions will return for Arthur Ashe Youngsters’ Day.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are each set to look at Arthur Ashe Youngsters’ Day set for Saturday, August twenty fourth on the Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart.
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Fan-favorite YouTube sensations Dude Good will return for the third 12 months to carry out free inside Arthur Ashe Stadium starting at 2 pm ET. Arthur Ashe Youngsters’ Day, which celebrates the life and legacy of tennis icon and humanitarian Arthur Ashe, is the world’s largest grassroots tennis occasion and is held yearly on the Saturday earlier than the beginning of the US Open fundamental draw.
The Dudes, Tyler “The Beard” Toney, “The Twins” Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett “The Purple Hoser” Hilbert, and Cody “The Tall Man” Jones, shall be joined by a number of the largest names in tennis together with US Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek, gold medalist Zheng Qinwen, Corridor of Fame legend Andre Agassi and extra. The troupe will take a look at their tennis expertise in opposition to tennis greats, and viewers members, in quite a lot of enjoyable and off-kilter tennis challenges and concoct some multi-sport enjoyable as nicely.
Previous to the Dude Good present, featured leisure on the Arthur Ashe Youngsters’ Day Fountain Plaza Stage will embody breakout pop vocalist Alex Sampson, L-Pop lady group Bella Dose, R&B boy band WanMor, American Idol favourite Wé Ani, and YouTube stars MusicClubKids. The festivities shall be co-hosted rising younger actor Leo Abelo Perry.
In all, 12 US Open courts shall be dedicated to tennis actions for teenagers, with drills, contests and competitions happening from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm ET.
All AAKD attendees shall be welcome to observe participant practices that shall be happening throughout the grounds and all through the day because the world’s prime tennis gamers put together to compete in America’s Grand Slam. The US Open additionally will provide a specially-priced $10 meal for teenagers and their households.
For the third 12 months in a row, the US Open’s longest-standing accomplice, Wilson, will make Wilson children’ racquets obtainable for pick-up for Arthur Ashe Youngsters’ Day attendees. Followers can use the US Open’s Fan Entry move to achieve entry to the free junior racquets. Wilson and the US Open may have two pick-up stations on-site that day.
In a landmark collaboration between the USTA and Marvel™, followers who’ve signed up for Fan Entry Go, can accumulate a free unique comedian guide that includes the world’s largest tennis stars alongside the Avengers. The comedian guide—set on the US Open with a storyline pushed by this 12 months’s theme, “Celebrating the Energy of Tennis”—will characteristic lots of immediately’s largest tennis stars. As well as, Marvel™ Tremendous Hero characters shall be on website at AAKD to satisfy younger followers. The comedian books shall be distributed on a first-come, first-served foundation to followers who scan their Fan Entry Go on the ‘Energy of Tennis’ sales space close to Arthur Ashe Stadium, with a restrict of 1 comedian per fan.
Annually, this occasion brings collectively the most important names in tennis and leisure to honor Arthur Ashe’s legacy. AAKD has been a showcase for artists reminiscent of Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Shawn Mendes, Flo Rida, Ava Max, Ne-Yo, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Alessia Cara, CNCO, Kim Petras, MAX, and most not too long ago AleXa and Crash Adams. Tennis’ prime stars, together with Rafael Nadal, Serena and Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Coco Gauff, and Frances Tiafoe, to call a number of, have been joined by celebrities reminiscent of Dude Good, Ansel Elgort, Will Ferrell, Sofia Carson, Nick Cannon, and Michelle Obama.
