On the courts of Walt Whitman Park in Melville, Jack Kennedy was getting ready for the Juniors Competition at the U.S. Open, just 30 miles from his hometown of Huntington.

"Feels like our backyard tournament. I've been watching this tournament since I was like five years old. So, me playing on one of the biggest stages, not just for us juniors but also for the men's, it's really just a dream come true as I like to say," said Kennedy of the U.S. Open, one of the four major championships in the tennis world.

What You Need To Know

Jack Kennedy is a rising star on the tennis scene from Huntington, Long Island

The 17-year-old is one of the top junior players in the world

Kennedy has already played in two U.S. Open pro qualifiers and is competing in the juniors in sinles and doubles at the

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