US Open in New York: Mayor Dinkins Legacy - US Open Treasures of New York

 

TREASURES OF NEW YORK: US OPEN to Premiere on WLIW

The US Open is one of the most anticipated American sporting events of the year. The fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the season takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY annually.

Treasures of New York: US Open - premiering this Thursday, August 23 at 8 p.m. on WLIW - explores the history of tennis in America, from the founding of the US National Championships in 1881, to the start of the Open Era and the US Open in 1968, through today as one of the most attended sporting events in America. The film will also air onSunday, August 26 at 7 p.m. on THIRTEEN and will be available to stream for viewers nationwide via wliw.org/treasures and THIRTEEN Explore OTT apps beginning August 26.

Narrated by Patrick McEnroe, the film tells the tournament's storied history through interviews with USTA executives, sports journalists and tennis champions, includingBillie Jean King, Roger Federer, Katrina Adams, Gordon Smith, Donald Dell,Pete Bodo, Steve Flink and Mayor David Dinkins. The documentary comes in time for 50th anniversary of the tournament's "Open Era," with this year's US Open beginning on August 27.

Notable Interviewees:

Billie Jean King - Founder, Women's Tennis Association & US Open Champion
Roger Federer - US Open Champion
Sloane Stephens - US Open Champion
Stan Wawrinka - US Open Champion
Katrina Adams - Chairman of the Board & President, USTA
Gordon Smith - Executive Director & CEO, USTA
David Brewer - US Open Tournament Director, USTA
Daniel Zausner - Chief Operating Officer, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, USTA
Jane Brown Grimes - President Emerita, International Tennis Hall of Fame and Past Chairman of the Board & President, USTA (2007-2008)
Donald Dell - Co-Founder, Association of Tennis Professionals
Hon. David N. Dinkins -Mayor of New York City (1990-1993)
Pete Bodo?- Writer, ESPN.com
Steve Flink - Tennis Journalist & Historian