Disco Nap

Um, [sighs] DC.

It is hot.

It is incredibly popular, uh, in the evenings because after about 7:00 PM it gets real beautiful to watch tennis here.

But, uh, in the day, it is a hard slog for these players.

Um, so they, they, they start at 11:00.

They go through the day.

We've got an incredible field ahead of us, um, here including, you know, uh, f- I- I ...

the likes of Iala playing, uh, Qinwen, uh, in the first round.

Um, of course we've got Venus Williams back.

Even the qualifying was super competitive.

We've got some great guys playing here as well.

Um, the first matchup with Alex de Minaur, who's of course the defending champion here, up against your favorite, Stef Tsitsipas.

So yeah, it's, it's, uh, it's awesome.

I love this week.

Mark Ein does a great job here, uh, of promoting tennis, and, um, you know, the local area really love tennis here.

You know, uh, I know you have a personal connection to the city.

You played for Mark Ein's World TeamTennis team there-

Yeah

... for a time, along with Venus and Serena, right?

Yes, I did, uh, both Venus and Serena.

So they love coming here.

Um, I think, you know, o- uh, originally, even Serena was maybe thinking about coming here just because of her friendship with Mark Ein as well.

But, um, that was put on the back burner.

But Venus here, uh, World TeamTennis was something I loved to play.

I played 13 seasons of World TeamTennis, and I can honestly say that, um, playing on Mark's team was also al- always so great because he treats the players really, really well here, um, you know, from the food to, um ...

Um, [sighs] DC.

It is hot.

It is incredibly popular, uh, in the evenings because after about 7:00 PM it gets real beautiful to watch tennis here.

But, uh, in the day, it is a hard slog for these players.

Um, so they, they, they start at 11:00.

They go through the day.

We've got an incredible field ahead of us, um, here including, you know, uh, f- I- I ...

the likes of Iala playing, uh, Qinwen, uh, in the first round.

Um, of course we've got Venus Williams back.

Even the qualifying was super competitive.

We've got some great guys playing here as well.

Um, the first matchup with Alex de Minaur, who's of course the defending champion here, up against your favorite, Stef Tsitsipas.

So yeah, it's, it's, uh, it's awesome.

I love this week.

Mark Ein does a great job here, uh, of promoting tennis, and, um, you know, the local area really love tennis here.

You know, uh, I know you have a personal connection to the city.

You played for Mark Ein's World TeamTennis team there-

Yeah

... for a time, along with Venus and Serena, right?

Yes, I did, uh, both Venus and Serena.

So they love coming here.

Um, I think, you know, o- uh, originally, even Serena was maybe thinking about coming here just because of her friendship with Mark Ein as well.

But, um, that was put on the back burner.

But Venus here, uh, World TeamTennis was something I loved to play.

I played 13 seasons of World TeamTennis, and I can honestly say that, um, playing on Mark's team was also al- always so great because he treats the players really, really well here, um, you know, from the food to, um ...