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World Championship Tennis Film Premiere

World premiere of "WCT: The Road to Open Tennis" on Saturday, October 11th at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, October 11, the International Tennis Hall of Fame will be hosting the world premiere of “WCT: The Road to Open Tennis,” a fantastic new documentary narrated by ESPN’s Cliff Drysdale about the dynamic 1960’s tennis tour that invigorated the sports world and catapulted tennis into the worldwide spotlight. Hall of Famers Cliff Drysdale, Butch Buchholz, and Mike Davies will all attend the premiere and participate in a pre-film cocktail reception and a post-film panel discussion to be moderated by tennis historian Steve Flink. The cocktail reception starts at 6:30 p.m. and showtime is 7:30 p.m.

Film & Cocktail Reception: $75 | $65 for Hall of Fame Members
Film Only: $15 | $10 for Hall of Fame Members

Tickets are available now on tennisfame.com or by calling 401-849-3990.

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