Billionaire hedge funder Bill Ackman will play in the ATP Newport Challenger doubles draw with Jack Sock next week.
Ackman explains what happened: I met @NickKyrgios on @X and he proposed we play an ATP tournament together. Unfortunately, Nick got injured so our doubles hopes have been delayed, but fortunately fate intervened. @JackSock managed to get a wildcard into the @TennisHalloFame Hall of Fame Open in Newport Rhode Island, an @atptour Challenger and @WTA 125 event, and invited me to be his partner. I of course accepted. Doubles matches begin next Tuesday, July 8th. The International Tennis Hall of Fame is where the best of the best tennis players from around the world are recognized.
@MariaSharapova and Bob and Mike Bryan were inducted this year.
@rogerfederer will join the Hall of Fame in 2026. They also have a great museum of the sport, and do a lot to promote the game. It is a spectacular old world venue, and Newport is an amazing and charming town. I just finished the Finance Cup tournament that was held at the Hall of Fame (Richey Reneberg and I lost in the semis 9-8 in a close one), and it is a superb venue for the players. The grass courts are of Wimbledon quality or even better. The management and staff are superb, and the place reeks of history, quality, and the best that tennis has to offer. I strongly encourage you to visit the Hall of Fame, attend the tournament, and come to cheer us on (or boo me, if that is your point of view). If we win, I am pretty sure I will be the oldest person in tennis history at 59 to win ATP points. I am playing the best tennis of my life and Jack is one of the greatest doubles players ever (he won @Wimbledon and the
@usopen, and a gold medal in the Olympics), and we start practice this Friday, so you never know. The Hall of Fame is small and intimate, and a great place to watch superb tennis. Daily capacity is only 3,100, which means there are no bad seats. You get to watch up close. The tournament is about 65% sold out with about 4,000 seats remaining across the tournament days, and it is a bargain. I would grab your tickets now:
Bill Ackman · Jack SOck · Newport · Newport Hall of Fame · Nick Kyrgios
