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Ariana Grande, Cazzette & More Play Ashe Kids’ Day
The event, which honors tennis great Ashe’s memory and benefits USTA Serves and the National Junior Tennis and Learning network, kicks off the 2013 U.S. Open Aug. 24 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
The morning of the event will get rolling with activities including Hess Express Obstacle Course, Nike Tennis SPARQ Challenge, USTA Serves/Aetna Tennis Skills, Esurance Champions of the Court, Hess Target Time and Xerox Beat the Pro.
Kids and their families can also watch pro players practice, score player autographs, and take in music on the Hess Express Stage featuring Lucki Gurlz, Trevor Jackson, Kenton Duty, CityKids and Megan Nicole.
Grande, Mahone, Coco Jones and Cazzette will take the stage from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. inside Arthur Ashe Stadium in the midst of exhibition matches and skill competitions featuring tennis greats Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Roger Federer and David Wagner. Fifth Harmony, Lawson, and USTA 10 and Under Tennis Spokesperson, Nickelodeon’s Jeff Sutphen, are also slated to take part in the action.
Tickets for the show are on sale now. General admission promenade tickets are $10 and loge tickets cost $20.
For more information, visit AAKD.com.