First Lady Michelle Obama Meets First Lady Serena Williams of Tennis at US Open

I have been watching the U.S. Open in my home town for many years and have never seen  a First Lady make such a visit to the big game. In the lead picture it is interesting to note the comparable size and conditioning of Serena Williams the first lady (#1) of tennis  and our Nation's First Lady. (Video)

It was great to see our First Lady out working for the health and well being of our children with her Let's Move initiative, as her husband works for us with his focus on affordable health care for all and JOBS!

Let's go to the Video Tape

Now this is the way to get our kids moving, help them have fun. The USTA put fast start courts in one of the parks I grew up in, Astoria Park. If we are going to get more Americans in the tennis top 100 we have to give them access to the game.

Mrs. Obama has commented on the fact that she did not get into tennis until after collage because most kids in her neighbor hood had no access to tennis. Like in my hood, Basket ball, football and baseball were the fields we had access to. I had a big park across the street from my home but not one tennis court in it. Good to see that changing.

  The Williams sisters demonstrate that America can dominate in tennis on the world stage if we focus. We need to out build tennis courts, out educate our children in tennis, health and fitness. So they can win their health and our tennis future.

Michelle Obama is easily the fittest and most active First Lady in my life time and maybe the history of the nation. Her, her husband and their children are outstanding examples of the balance between health, fitness and mental alertness. It is good to see that our First Lady has her eyes on the prize.

Will Serena win the 2011 U.S. Open? You can bet the First Lady like me and a big chunk of America and the world will be watching. See you at the Open!

Williams Robbed at US Open Clijsters Given Match

US Open Tennis: "In the women's semifinals US Open tennis 2009 results with Clijsters defeating Serena Williams without even having to play for the last point." (Video)



This all happen because of an incredible bad call, there was no foot fault. The chair umpire should have reviewed the video tape and over ruled the line judge. The line judge should have been replaced or given a seeing eye dog. What a mess.


Check out the full story at Black Tennis Pro's this is also a good blog to follow the on going story. BTP will be on it.

Also hit link in video to take you to the up and coming 13 year old AA playa. There is a silver lining in every cloud.

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The US-Open Had Their Woman's Finals on Wednesday?

The official Woman's Finals in New York City took place oddly enough on Sunday. A Williams won, however the real finals took place on Wednesday, what were the US-Open and USTA officials thinking?

Now, I do not claim to understand the ranking and draw mathematics. I am just a simple tennis fan, but how did the two best players in the world, on the woman's side of tennis, wind up facing each other in the quarter finals. I have a friend who does not play tennis like I do, but watches tennis whenever the Williams sisters are playing. Often he is the one to call me to tell me that they are on. When he called me this time exasperated, he wanted to know why they were put in the same draw. I was at a lost. It didn't make sense to me either.

Yes, I watched the official finals and The American defeated the Serbian Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5. Serena's opponent did better then expected and the match was very interesting and entertaining, but turned out as most people expected. Most people watching also knew that the real finals already happened. Some how the powers that be need to do better then this in the future, so that we fans can see the best players in a tournament, actually play in the "finals".

For the best point of the real finals
Lets Go to the Video Tape





What do you think?

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