While the Laver Cup puts the present stars of professional tennis on center stage every year, this year’s event is San Francisco began with a strong commitment to the next generation.
Together with the USTA Foundation and Mercedes-Benz, the tournament helped transform six tennis courts at John McLaren Park, the third-largest public park in the San Francisco area, which were unveiled officially on Tuesday. The park is also one of five venues that the grassroots tennis program Youth Tennis Advantage calls home.
Last year, YTA served up no-cost tennis, education and mentorship to more than 800 local young people as one of more than 300 USTA Foundation-affiliated National Junior Tennis and Learning chapters nationwide that use tenis as a tool to prepare young people from under-resourced communities for their futures.
The organization, as well as another USTA Foundation-affiliated organization, East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring, will also benefit from fundraising during this Laver Cup that will go towards supporting both groups’ programming.
