Randall’s Island lies in the East River between Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. In addition to SPORTIME Randall’s Island, the Island has more than sixty athletic fields and 330 acres of parkland.

Patrick McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster for ESPN. He is also the co-director of the John McEnroe Tennis Academy, which is named for his brother. He says the Academy improves accessibility in a sport that can feel resource exclusive.

“One of the knocks on tennis is that it’s not that accessible. It’s hard to find courts, you got to find someone to play with, you got to get balls, you got to have a racket, there’s a lot of things you need in order to progress. I mean I started hitting against a wall in Queens where we grew up, but a lot of kids don’t

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