James Blake and buddy Mardy Fish will renew their rivalry—as coaches during WTT All-Star Weekend presented by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
Lead singer Tom Higgenson from the Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum selling American rock band Plain White T's will perform.
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Higgenson will perform an acoustic set at a private reception during WTT All-Star Weekend presented by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly on Saturday evening.
Prior to the start of Sunday’s WTT Celebrity All-Star Match, he will sing his band’s breakthrough single, "Hey There Delilah," which earned a ‘Song of the Year’ Grammy nomination in 2008 and a ‘Monster Single of the Year’ nomination during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
“The stars have aligned for WTT All-Star Weekend presented by Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, and we are poised to make this World TeamTennis event an annual spectacle,” WTT CEO Carlos Silva said. “The demand for World TeamTennis is evident in that this match has been sold out for quite some time.
"WTT Celebrity All-Star weekend brings together many of our most popular WTT stars and best American tennis players with live entertainment from accomplished musicians which we feel is going to produce a fantastic vibe and fun atmosphere under the bright skies of San Diego County.”
Among the tennis luminaries expected to attend Sunday’s WTT Celebrity All-Star Match are Australian legend and 11-time Grand Slam champion Rod Laver, whose WTT jersey was retired by the San Diego Aviators in 2019, retired touring pros Rick Leach (Orange County Breakers coach), John Lloyd (San Diego Aviators coach), Luke Jensen, Scott Lipsky and Lester Cook, and former WTT coach Wayne Bryan, the father of the Bryan brothers.
Those expected to be in attendance for the WTT Celebrity All-Star Match from the sports and entertainment industry include musician Redfoo, an assistant coach for WTT’s Vegas Rollers who is also the “Party Rock Anthem” singer from LMFAO, actress Elisabeth Shue, Atz Kilcher and Andre Ethier, a retired two-time MLB All-Star with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
CBS Sports, the official television partner of World TeamTennis, will air an exclusive, one-hour WTT Celebrity All-Star Match special on April 4th at 1:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. PT to highlight the best moments from the event.
James Blake will coach Team Bryan Brothers against Mardy Fish, who will coach Team Sharapova alongside WTT veteran and five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova.
Blake capped a 10-year stint with World TeamTennis when he won the WTT championship with the San Diego Aviators in 2016. Blake won 10 singles titles and seven doubles championships in his ATP Tour career. Fish, the 2019 U.S. Davis Cup captain, is a nine-year WTT veteran who has spent the last three years playing for the New York Empire. He won six singles titles and eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour.
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