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Freedoms Sign 2020 Australian Open Champ Sofia Kenin
February 26, 2020
Sofia Kenin to Star for Freedoms in Philly Kenin, World No. 5 and Australian Open Champ, to Make Freedoms Debut on July 16 at the Daskalakis Athletic Center PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Freedoms have signed 2020 Australian Open Women’s Singles Champion, Sofia Kenin. Kenin will play two matches for the team, July 16 and July ...
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World TeamTennis Sets 2020 Schedule; Freedoms to Open Against Orlando
February 11, 2020
WTT’s 45th Season Features Nine Teams – Including New Chicago Franchise – and 63 Matches Over 19 Consecutive Days from July 12-30 RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — World TeamTennis announced its 2020 schedule ahead of its 45th season, adding the Chicago Smash to the premier team tennis series. The WTT regular season calendar will showcase ...
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WTT at AO: World TeamTennis Player Results From The 2020 Australian Open
January 26, 2020
The first of the four Grand Slams of the 2020 tennis season, the Australian Open is underway in Melbourne and we’re proud to have 66 members of the #WTTFamily taking part in the iconic event. Check-in with us daily to see how your favorite World TeamTennis stars did Down Under. Australian Open: Day 7 Singles: ...
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WTT Celebrity All-Star Match Kicks Off 2020 World TeamTennis Season March 1 at Omni La Costa
December 9, 2019
Event to Feature Maria Sharapova and 2019 WTT stars Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys, CoCo Vandeweghe, the Bryan Brothers, Ryan Harrison and Taylor Townsend; CBS to Broadcast One-Hour Event Special on April 4 at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT BUY TICKETS NOW! SCHEDULE MEDIA REQUESTS RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. (December 9, 2019) – Building ...
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The Story of the Philadelphia Freedoms (In 280 Characters or Less)
October 10, 2019
The Philadelphia Weekly used Twitter in the best way possible — they microblogged the Twitterverse about World TeamTennis! The @PhillyWeekly and @burymeindickies put together a delightful Twitter thread on the inaugural year of WTT. Check it out and see how Arthur Ashe, Wilt Chamberlain and Elton John all played integral roles in the launch of ...
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New York's Neal Skupski, Philadelphia's Raquel Atawo Presented With WTT MVP Paintings By Blake Jamieson
September 12, 2019
World TeamTennis commissioned acclaimed pop artist Blake Jamieson to paint original pieces of artwork which WTT presented to the New York Empire’s Neal Skupski and the Philadelphia Freedoms’ Raquel Atawo – WTT’s Male and Female Most Valuable Players presented by Forevermark – at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, NY. Jamieson works with celebrities, professional ...
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New York Empire Upset Top-Seeded Philadelphia Freedoms, Advance To Championship
August 3, 2019
LAS VEGAS – New York Empire player Ulises Blanch wasn’t supposed to play in Friday night’s semifinal against the top-seeded Philadelphia Freedoms. But when veteran Mardy Fish went down with a hamstring injury just two games into his Men’s Singles set, Blanch was ready to go. Call it an Empire state of mind. Blanch closed ...
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First-Place Philadelphia Freedoms Cruise to a Victory Against New York Empire
July 31, 2019
There might be a logjam for the other three spots in the World TeamTennis playoffs this season, but the first-place Philadelphia Freedoms showed why they’re the cream of the crop in New York on Tuesday night. The Freedoms put on a dominant showing against the Empire winning 25-15 at the Cary Leeds Center for Tennis and Learning. ...
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Philadelphia Freedoms Stay Perfect at Home; Defeat Springfield Lasers in 1 vs. 2 Duel
July 28, 2019
PHILADELPHIA – Taylor Townsend has closed out many big matches for Philadelphia during her six-year career with the Freedoms. In front of an enthusiastic home crowd, Townsend fought off a gutsy performance from Springfield’s Olga Govortsova to send Philadelphia home a 22-20 winner in Extended Play to keep the Freedoms perfect at home on the ...
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Philadelphia Freedoms Inch Closer To Playoffs With Win Over Washington Kastles
July 27, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA – All season long, the Philadelphia Freedoms women’s doubles team of Raquel Atawo and Taylor Townsend have been nearly unbeatable. KASTLES vs. FREEDOMS MATCH STATS | 2019 LEAGUE STANDINGS With the match tied at 15-15 going into the final set, which happened to be Women’s Doubles, the Philadelphia tandem showed why they are ...
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