tennis

Centre Court in Owensboro recently celebrated its official grand opening!  And I was there to preview some of the awesome classes and programs the facility is offering local tennis players.  Check this out.  Bill Henness, the General Manager of Centre Court, took some time to chat with me about the new facility and the vast array of clinics offered for beginners, intermediate and advanced players

My friend Craig called me early Saturday morning and said, "Hey!  How quickly can you be ready?"  I said, "For what?"  He replied, "There's a net up on one of the new outdoor courts over at Centre Court (off of Bittel Road near Shifley Park) and we can be the first people to play there.  Come on!"  So, I quit cheering for Serena Williams and turned off the French Open

In just under one month, the doors are going to open to Owensboro's brand new tennis facility, Centre Court.  And, recently, I had a chance to meet with Josh Whitman, the Director of Tennis for the brand new Center.  As some of you all likely know, I am a huge tennis fan and I have played the sport nearly my whole life.  So, Josh and I decided to meet, chat about the new center and hit around some

It turns out when you're trying to be a champion, you don't always have time to try to look cool. Sometimes you just have to do what it takes and hope that later the awesomeness of being champion will erase any embarrassing moments from memory.

Ya'll know Benefield is a huge a tennis fan.  I have played tennis my whole life.  I have watched tennis my whole life.  It truly is no joke to say that I have probably spent about 20% of my entire lifetime on a tennis court or watching tennis in a stadium or on television.  But, in all my 41 years, I have never seen anything like THIS!  This is Agnieszka Radwanska, a current top five player on th

Sure, he's won the Australian Open and currently ranks as the No. 2 tennis player in the world, but we weren't truly impressed by Novak Djokovic's game until we saw this epic new video, in which the pro athlete can be seen playing tennis from -- wait for it -- the wings of a flying airplane. It's the latest video from HEAD Tennis' viral campaign (via YouTube), a slick set of videos that give new m