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Tennis enthusiasts looking for fine dining and premium hospitality services at the 2008 U.S. Open can now purchase the 2008 U.S. Open packages from White Glove International.  

Live the ultimate experience at the 2008 US Tennis Open with White Glove International.  A pass to the largest and most popular tennis event in the United States this summer is just the beginning. Throughout the event, you and your party will be served by White Glove International at the exquisite Aces Restaurant, located on the club level within Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the U.S. Open club.

The U.S. Open Club, which is famous for its striking decor, its grand buffet and American cuisine, is located on the ground floor of Arthur Ashe Stadium and is available to all series ticket holders for the duration of the tournament for a nominal entrance fee, and is included for Silver loge box seat holders.

So call White Glove International at 888-627-0704 and complement your trip to Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York with a 2008 U.S. Open tennis package.  With over 10 years of experience providing fans and fortune 500 companies with sports travel packages and corporate hospitality services, White Glove International guarantees to deliver the total US Open Experience.

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Petros “Pete” Sampras is a retired American tennis player that won a record 14 Grand Slam men’s singles titles in 52 appearances.

During his 15-year career Sampras finished as World No. 1 on the ATP rankings for six consecutive years, a record for the open era and tied for third all-time. Sampras won the singles title at Wimbledon seven times, a record shared with William Renshaw. He also won two singles titles at the Australian Open twice and five singles titles at the U.S. Open (1990, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 2002) an open era record shared with Jimmy Connors.

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will appear at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, July 15 at 7:30 pm.  Petty and the Heartbreakers will play next at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, the following night.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are spending 2008 on their North American tour performing at venues across the United States and Canada.  Steve Windwood will open for every show.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first album in 1976 but did not gain recognition until 1977 after the re-release of the single “Breakdown,” which peaked at #40 on the charts in 78.  The band followed the album with Your Gonna Get It!, featuring “I Need to Know” and “Listen to Her Heart” which later became the band’s first gold album.   The band’s third album, Damn the Torpedoes quickly went platinum and featured the band’s breakthrough singes, “Don’t Do Me Like That and Refugee.” 

American tennis player John Patrick McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles (three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open), nine Grand Slam men’s doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. He is remembered for his famous rivalries with Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Ivan Lendl and for his confrontational on-court behavior.

McEnroe won a total of 155 top-level titles (a record for a male professional) during his career — 84 in singles, 70 in men’s doubles, and 1 in mixed doubles. His career singles match record was 864-194 (81.66%). He won seven Grand Slam singles titles and the season-ending Masters championships three times (1978, 1983, and 1984).

His performance at the U.S. Open was remarkable. He played in five U.S Open finals and won four of them: 1979 against American Vitas Gerulaitis, 1980 against Swede Bjorn Borg, 1981 against Borg once again and 1984 against Czechoslovakia’s Ivan Lendl.

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Total prize money at the U.S. Open will top $20 million for the first time this year, with the men’s and women’s singles champions each earning a tournament-record $1.5 million.

The overall payout of $20.6 million is $1 million more than in 2007, matching the largest single-year jump in the hard-court Grand Slam tournament’s history, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Tuesday.

There also was a $1 million jump in total prize money from 2006 to 2007, when the singles champions’ take rose from $1.2 million to $1.4 million.

Adding in the bonuses available to the leading finishers in the summer circuit U.S. Open Series, the overall prize money could eventually be more than $23 million.

The No. 1 performers in the U.S. Open Series will earn a total of $2.5 million if they win the Grand Slam tournament, which begins Aug. 25.

Last year, Roger Federer won both the summer series and the U.S. Open title, giving him a total payout of $2.4 million — the largest paycheck in tennis history.

(AP)

American tennis player Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is one of only five male players to have won all four Grand Slam singles titles, but he is the only man to have done so on three different surfaces. He won the Tennis Masters Cup and was part of a winning Davis Cup team. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any other player.

Agassi thrived at the U.S. Open, an event where he reached the finals six times and managed to win twice in his career (1994, 1999). Agassi could have had more U.S Open titles, but he had to face Pete Sampras, arguably the most dominant player of the 1990’s, on three of those finals and lost all of them.

The last time Agassi reached the U.S Open final was in 2005, when he had to face the player that has pretty much dominated the current decade: Roger Federer. The Swiss beat Agassi in straight sets  (6–3, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1) and won what would be the second of his four straigh titles at the tournament.

Agassi retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third round of the U.S. Open. Agassi is currently married to Steffi Graf and has two children.

Here’s a list of the tennis tournaments the ATP tour holds during the month of July:

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Swedish Open
Location: Bastad, Sweden
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Clay
International Series

Mercedes Cup
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Clay
International Series Gold

Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
Location: Newport, Rhode Island. USA
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Grass
International Series

Allianz Suisse Open
Location: Gstaad, Switzerland
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Clay
International Series

Dutch Open
Location: Amersfoort, Netherlands
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Clay
International Series

Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana. USA
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Hard
International Series

Austrian Open
Location: Kitzbuhel, Austria
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Clay
International Series

Croatian Open
Location: Umag, Croatia
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Clay
International Series

Canada Masters
Location: Toronto, Canada
Dates: July 21 - 27
Surface: Hard
Masters Series

Cincinnati Masters
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio. USA
Dates: July 28 - August 3
Surface: Grass
International Series

Here’s a list of the tennis tournaments the WTA tour holds during the month of July:
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Budapest Grand Prix
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Red clay
Tier III

Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Location: Palermo, Italy
Dates: July 7 - 13
Surface: Red clay
Tier IV

Bank of the West Classic 
 Location: Stanford, California
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Hard
Tier II

Gastein Ladies
Location: Bad Gastein, Austria,
Dates: July 14 - 20
Surface: Red clay
Tier III

East West Bank Classic
Location: Los Angeles, California
Dates: July 21 - July 27
Surface: Hard
Tier II

Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Dates: July 21 - 27
Surface: Hard
Tier IV

Rogers Cup
Location: Montreal, Canada
Dates: July 28 - August 3
Surface: Hard
Tier I

Nordea Nordic Light Open
Location: Sotckholm, Sweden
Dates: July 28 - August 3
Surface: Hard
Tier IV

The Stone Temple Pilots, the Californian rock band that originated in San Diego, will play three concerts in Florida starting August 19.

The band’s first concert  in the Sunshine State will take place on August 19 in Orlando a the UCF Arena. The following day the group travels to Hollywood to play at Hard Rock Live at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

The third and final concert  in Florida will be in Tampa at the U.S. Ford Amphiheater on August 22 before moving to Alpharetta, Georgia.

The Stone Temple Pilots began their summer tour in Mid-May and will continue to tour throughout the United States until the fall visiting cities like Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego, before a closing performace in Seattle, Washington on August 31.

Also, as part of the 10th annual Vodoo Music Festival, the Stone Temple Pilots will perform at the City Park in New Orleans on October 24.

From 1987 to 2003, The Stone Temple Pilots’ five albums sold over 17.5 million copies in the United States alone and nearly 40 million albums worldwide. The band have had fifteen top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, including six number ones, and one number one album on the pop charts.

To buy your tickets to the Stone Temple Pilots shows contact tickets of America at 888-383-1515 or click here to purchase them online. To  see the complete tour schedule visit www.stonetemplepilots.com 

The New York Yankees start today a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium as two teams heading in opposing directions square off in interleague play.

 The struggling Reds (33-41) will try to break a five-game losing streak as they travel to the Bronx to face the surging New York Yankees (40-33), who have won seven in  a row and eight of their last 10 games.

The Reds have won just three of their last 10 games and are coming off a three-game sweep at home at the hands of the Dodgers, who have lost just one of eight against Cincinnati this season.

The game tonight features righties Edinson Volquez (9-2) against Mike Mussina (10-4).  Mussina (3.87 ERA) has won his last five starts and is 9-1 in his last 11 outings, while Volquez (1.64 ERA) leads the league with 105 strikeouts and has a 4-1 record in his last seven road starts.

This will be the first time these two teams teams meet at Yankee Stadium since  the 1976 World Series when the Reds swept the Bronx Bombers.  The last time they met during the regular season was at Cincinnati in June 2003 when the Yankees lost two of three.

The Reds have yet to announce who will pitch against Dan Giese on Saturday, but on Sunday Johny Cueto (5-7) of the Reds will go against Andy Pettitte (7-5), who has won his last two starts.

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