Former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt Added To Johnny Mac Tennis Project Benefit at SPORTIME Wednesday

Joins Fellow Former No. 1s Rafael Nadal, Hall Of Famer John McEnroe Plus Countryman Nick Kyrgios, American Patrick McEnroe For Pre-US Open Fundraiser at SPORTIME Stadium
By: John McEnroe Tennis Academy
 
 
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NEW YORK - Aug. 24, 2015 - PRLog -- It will be a battle of former No. 1 players – all around! – as Lleyton Hewitt today joined the standout roster participating in the annual Johnny Mac Tennis Project benefit night, Wednesday at SPORTIME Stadium on Randall's Island. Hewitt, once the youngest male ever to be ranked No. 1 in the world in singles, will take on 14-time Grand Slam champion and fellow former No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the featured singles match of the evening.

Hall of Famer and former World No. 1 John McEnroe, former World No. 1 doubles player/9 time Grand Slam doubles champion Jonas Bjorkman, former US Davis Cup Captain & Grand Slam doubles champion Patrick McEnroe andcurrent Australian standout Nick Kyrgios will also participate. The evening will include preliminary matches featuring promising junior players from the John McEnroe Tennis Academy beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the Feature Match between Hewitt and Nadal at 7, and the doubles matchup of J. McEnroe/Kyrgios vs. Bjorkman/P. McEnroe thereafter.

Hewitt, 34, has won 30 career titles, including Grand Slam crowns at the US Open (2001) and Wimbledon (2002). He also won the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, won back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals titles in 2001 and 2002, and won the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003. He first reached the No. 1 ranking in November 2001 and this year was awarded a Wild Card to compete in what will be his final appearance at the US Open next week.

The Benefit also includes a lively auction and great hospitality, with all net proceeds to support the efforts of Johnny Mac Tennis Project, a 501(c)(3) public charity.

JMTP provides scholarships, coaching, transportation and other financial assistance to qualified young tennis players in the greater New York area, as well as introducing the sport to hundreds of new junior players each year in the neighborhoods surrounding Academy locations. JMTP benefit nights in previous years have featured Bjorn Borg (2011), Andre Agassi (2012), Jim Courier (2013) and Novak Djokovic (2014). JMTP and Sportime Clubs, home of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, have already provided over $2.0 million in scholarships and no cost programming to young players in NYC and its surrounding communities. SPORTIME Randall’s Island has been the flagship location of JMTA since 2010.

“Lleyton Hewitt is a great champion who has a fighting spirit that I have always admired, and I am especially appreciative of Lleyton agreeing to join me and Rafa on Wednesday. Having competitors as tough as Rafa and Lleyton matched up on court will be a real treat for everyone,” said McEnroe. “Nick Kyrgios is one of the up-and-coming players on Tour, and I am looking forward to playing doubles with him against two of my former partners, my brother Patrick and Jonas Bjorkman.”

Tickets start at $75. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to www.JMTPBenefit.com/rafa. For information about special VIP packages, corporate packages, or to become a sponsor, please call Teresa Alimo at 888-988-6921 or email jmtp2015@sportimeny.com.

About the Johnny Mac Tennis Project

The Johnny Mac Tennis Project, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity whose purpose is to expose young athletes in the greater New York metropolitan area to the life-changing sport of tennis without regard to their economic circumstance. To this end, JMTP raises public and private funds in order to provide tennis academy scholarships and financial assistance to New York City Metropolitan area children. JMTP promotes the lifelong sport of tennis to and for players of all levels, from introductory programs that reach out to schools and neighborhoods in surrounding communities, to world-class tournament training for aspiring professionals. For NYC juniors striving to achieve at the highest levels of the game, JMTP funds the costs associated with travel to regional, national and international tournaments and provides on-site coaching.

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