Venus and Serena's story is the most incredible in 100 years - McEnroe
In Indian Wells, on Sunday the seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe launched the Team BNP Paribas programme named after him and his brother Patrick. In a conference call, John said: 'We have made some progress since Arthur Ashe passed away. Venus and Serena's story is the most incredible sports story in 100 years. That has helped to get more kids into 10s, but we have to do a lot more. New York is the greatest city in the world and it would be nice to see more opportunities for more kids. It's only 1% the ones who are playing tennis. Mac's Academy gets backing from BNP bank for an initiative to get kids into tennis. The major goal of ‘Team BNP Paribas Mac 1’ will be to find and support young American players who do not have the personal or financial resources to train or compete with the best in the world."
McEnroe also added: "The cool factor is important. Tennis has to b cool. Plus, it's good to play all sports. Ultimately it is about giving kids as many opportunities."
Patrick McEnroe, Co-Director of JMTA and President of JMTP, concluded: “This program will address a major challenge to many young American tennis hopefuls, especially those in the greater NYC area with the cost of their training, which adds up to tens of thousands of dollars each year.”
Both Serena and Venus are committed to the play the Miami Open starting this week at the Hard Rock Stadium.
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