Photos: New Haven Open at Yale 2012 & Refurbished Tennis Courts

Posted Aug 16, 2012

Tennis was the theme during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16,2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale 2012 tennis tournament. The new courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photographs by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register

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A fence is used to park tennis rackets during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16,2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Shadows of tennis rackets during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16,2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Anne Worcester, tournament director of the New Haven Open at Yale, far left at podium, during an ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven. With Worcester are, left to right, Connecticut State Senators Toni Harp and Martin Looney, Alderman Jorge Perez and Andrea Jackson-Brooks, and former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic, who hosted a free clinic for New Haven youth from the New haven Boys' and Girls' Club. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Anne Worcester, tournament director of the New Haven Open at Yale, far left at podium, during an ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven. With Worcester are, left to right, Connecticut State Senators Toni Harp and Martin Looney, Alderman Jorge Perez and Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Truman School principal Roy Araujo and former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic, who hosted a free clinic for New Haven youth from the New haven Boys' and Girls' Club. courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Anne Worcester, tournament director of the New Haven Open at Yale, speaking at podium during a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven. With Worcester are, left to right, Connecticut State Senators Toni Harp and Martin Looney, Alderman Jorge Perez and Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Truman School principal Roy Araujo and former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic, who hosted a free clinic for New Haven youth from the New haven Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic cuts the a ribbon during a ceremonyThursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven. Petkovic hosted a free clinic for New Haven youth from the New haven Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The refurbished courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Jorge Sampedro, 9, of New Haven, with Boys & Girls Club of New Haven during a tennis clinic after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic volleys during a tennis clinic for the Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic high-fives Jaline Barrios of New Haven, 8, children during a tennis clinic for the Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. At right is William Jackson, 9, of New Haven. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic volleys with Quimoni Robeson, 8, of New Haven during a tennis clinic for the Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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Former top-10 ranked WTA tennis player Andrea Petkovic volleys with Quimoni Robeson, 8, of New Haven during a tennis clinic for the Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register
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A tennis clinic for the Boys' and Girls' Club courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament after a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday August 16 2012 unveiling refurbished tennis courts at McClain Park in New Haven courtesy of the New Haven Open at Yale tennis tournament. The new tennis courts are part of the Fresh Courts program, a collaborative between American Express and the United States Tennis Association designed to support local tennis in the U.S. Thursday August 16, 2012. Photo by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register