FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 • TIMES 51 sports US Open gets underway in grand style at National ORTHODONTICS WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Est. 1976 FREE* Consultation and Exam Medicaid Approved Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 Most Insurance Accepted As Partial or Full Payment 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 ©Times Newsweekly 2015-GLENRIDGE WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Vincent J. Bilello, D.D.S., ABO Diplomate, Specialists in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics BY THE RIDGEWOOD TIMES STAFF editorial@ridgewoodtimes.com @RidgewoodTimes The eyes of the tennis world are again on Queens for the next two weeks as the best players in the world seek the coveted U.S. Open championships at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Festivities leading up to the tournament’s start on Aug. 31 began last week with two fun-fi lled days of activities. Queens Day on Aug. 26 offered guests a range of events and programs centered around the “World’s Borough,” while Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day on Aug. 29 featured music, entertainment, tennis exhibitions and other activities geared at the younger generation of tennis fans. The real business of the tournament got underway on Aug. 31 with the start of the two-week U.S. Open tournament, headlined by a grand opening ceremony in the evening on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Billie Jean King herself helped welcome guests, while Josh Groban and Vanessa Williams performed for the crowd. Though Day One of this year’s open featured a few surprising upsets, including the ouster of Ken Nishikori, last year’s open runner-up, the men’s and women’s top seeds — Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams — were both victorious in their fi rst-round matches. When eyes weren’t on the action, fans across Arthur Ashe Stadium did their share of people watching, and they weren’t disappointed in fi nding a number of celebrities in attendance such as Alec Baldwin, Katie Couric and Ben Stiller. The crowd at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. Mayor David Dinkins took in the action at the U.S. Open Monday night. Novak Djokovic Billie Jean King helps welcome guests. Katie Couric Rafael Nadal Serena Williams A full house at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Kids take part in an exercise on Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. Maria Sharapova Photos by Dominick Totino Photograpy
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