Stars of the Open

Stars of the Open, US Open – Flushing, New York I’m proud to announce that Issue 84 of my fabulous photography magazine is hot off the digital presses (via email). An article and a photo essay about a gem of a small town I absolutely loved in Greece, thoughts and observations about my first year of retirement, the most recent Substack posts, and more. Sign up for the free magazine to get the next issue and access to all the previous issues. We splurged on one event during Fan Week: the Stars of the Open celebrity tennis matches. So while entering the grounds and watching the pre-tournament games were free, you had to pay extra to get into this nighttime show. It was about $150 per person. For that entrance fee, we had four sets of celebrity matches, which were shortened to a set. The biggest names, for me, were from the first match. Coco Gauff & Andre Agassi vs. Venus Williams & John McEnroe. All four are famous, A-list tennis stars. John McEnroe, in particular, is of my era. I…