By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher I never made it down to see the September 11 Memorial in New York City until June 21, 2024. The memorial was opened on September 12, 2011 and the Freedom Tower was not finished and opened until 2014. For some reason, I didn’t make it down to this hallowed ground until 13 years after it opened, even though I personally saw the towers … [Read more...] about Remembering Richard Lynch, The Best Tennis Player Who Died On September 11
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The U.S. Open Trophy’s Journey On September 11, 2001
by Randy Walker @TennisPublisher September 10, 2001 was a day of joy, satisfaction and reflection for Lleyton Hewitt. The 20-year-old Australian was one day removed from decisively beating Pete Sampras 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1 to win his first major singles title at the U.S. Open in New York. Hewitt was the youngest man to win the U.S. Open singles title since Sampras … [Read more...] about The U.S. Open Trophy’s Journey On September 11, 2001