Lotte New York Palace 2018 invitational was the place to be on Thursday evening.
A highly anticipated pre-US Open festivity, the cocktail reception and spirited badminton tournament always draws big names. This year’s event was no different. Players in attendance included 16-time Grand Slam winner and the number 1 player in men’s tennis Rafael “Rafa” Nadal, legendary sisters Serena & Venus Williams, German brothers Alexander (Sasha) & Mischa Zverev, and number 17 globally-ranked player in men’s singles Nick Kyrgios.
Kerry Feirman, Television Personality and Host of YouTube’s Talk Tennis emceed the evening. She was joined by Lotte New York Palace Representatives: Hyukbum Kwon, CFO of Lotte New York Palace, Becky Hubbard, General Manager of Lotte New York Palace, David Shenman, Director of Sales and Marketing of Lotte New York Palace, Tracy-Ann Hamilton, Sales and Marketing Operations Manager and Rachel Greenwald, Marketing and Public Relations Manager.
First up the the Zverev brothers played each other. Mischa won with a score of 13 to 4. Next, Venus Williams played Nick Kyrgios. It was a close match and Venus won 8 to 7. Last but definitely not least Serena played Nadal. It was our favorite match of the night. Serena won 13 to 12.
After the matches, attendees enjoyed delicious green tennis ball ice cream sandwiches and blueberry panna cotta.