Tennis Hall of Fame

By Jane Voigt Newport, RI, July 10, 2014 — Sixty years ago, The National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame was founded and built at the Newport Casino, a social club designed for and patronized by wealthy people that visited this historic community in the summer.  These socialites are long gone, as are the white pants and dresses…

A Step Back in Time Newport’s Tennis World The Grass Is Greener and Softer The Highest Honor in Tennis Third Times a Charm for Hewitt Newport, Rhode Island, July, 2014 — The International Tennis Hall of Fame show court transports visitors to the early 20th Century in appeal and authenticity. On the left is a statue of…

By Jane Voigt Newport, RI, July 14, 2014 — Lleyton Hewitt won his 30th career title in Newport today, playing in his third consecutive final at The Tennis Hall of Fame Championships. He defeated Iva Karlovic 63 67(4) 76(3). But the Aussie three-seed was not done for the day. He and partner Chris Guiccione won the…

By Jane Voigt Newport, RI, July 12, 2014 — Nick Bollettieri was late.  “He’s out giving a clinic,” Christopher Clouser, chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, joked. “We Italians like to come in through the back door,” Nick said, waving to the group of journalists gathered for a pre-induction press conference, as if he…

By Jane Voigt Newport, RI, July 11, 2014 — The last time I saw a grass court was in Wimbledon. Not the Wimbledon of a week ago, but of a couple decades past. I was in London for a year of college abroad. I had to visit The All England Club, home of The Championships.…

By Jane Voigt Newport, Rhode Island. — Although the courts are grass and the setting is circa 1930 at The International Tennis Hall of Fame, the tennis is not. Only a handful of players serve and volley, delicately displaying deft hands and artful tactics. Instead, the big bang of balls that strike polyester strings come off racquets from…