World TeamTennis is reviving US Open history at the former home of the US Open.

Former US Open champion Andy Roddick will be the marquee player for the New York Empire, which will play its home matches at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. Forest Hills was the home to the US Open for more than 60 years before the the tournament moved to its current site in nearby Flushing Meadows.

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New York City native and former US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe will coach the team, which marks New York City's return to World TeamTennis.

The restored facility will be configured to seat 2,500 for six home matches from July 31 through August 13. McEnroe wasted no time stating the Empire goal.

“There are few more beautiful places to play tennis than Forest Hills, and it’s great to help bring professional tennis back to the facility for the 2016 Mylan WTT season,” said McEnroe. “This is a perfect way to link the past of the game with the new thinking that Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss have infused into the sport through World TeamTennis. Fans will love the exciting, competitive team play so we hope they will come out and support the Empire. New Yorkers love their championship teams and our goal in year one is to win it all.”

The Empire brings WTT back to New York for the first time since the New York Sportimes moved to San Diego after the 2013 season. The Sportimes played in the area from 2000-2013. Hall of Famer Martina Hingis led the Sportimes to the  2005 WTT title.

The iconic New York Apples competed in the 1970s where they won the title in 1976 (as the New York Sets) and 1977. Along with the return to the New York market, the 2016 season will include 45 hours of live match coverage on ESPN3 which highlights more than 250 hours of Mylan WTT matches and special programming airing on Tennis Channel, Comcast SportsNet, Altitude Sports, Mediacom and other regional sports networks. ESPN3 will broadcast one match daily and ESPN2 will also air one featured match broadcast.