MEDIA ADVISORY

EVENT: VENUS WILLIAMS, 2007 WOMEN'S WIMBLEDON CHAMPION,

SETS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TWO AAYTE KIDCASTERS

TIME: Friday, July 20 at 5:45 p.m.

PLACE: Cabrini College, Radnor, PA. On the tennis court prior to start of Philadelphia Freedoms vs. Houston Wranglers World TeamTennis competition.

DETAILS: Venus Williams, 2007 Women's Wimbledon Champion, member of the Philadelphia Freedoms of World TeamTennis and tennis idol of almost every one of the more than 10,500 youngsters participating throughout the year in Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education (AAYTE) athletic and academic programs, will be interviewed by two AAYTE kids, Sara Rubin, 15, of Rydal, and Christopher McClellan, 8, of Germantown, prior to the start of WTT competition between the Freedoms and the Wranglers.

Sara and Christopher won a Kidscaster Contest earlier this summer held as part of an instructional clinic hosted by Luke Jensen, former ATP Pro, Davis Cup Team member and currently Women's Tennis Coach at Syracuse University, at the Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education Center, 4842 Ridge Ave., in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.

Jensen and Comcast SportsNet sportscaster Derrick Gunn selected Sara and Christopher from a highly competitive group of aspiring young sports announcers.

“Our kids will ask Venus questions from their perspectives as young, budding tennis competitors talking to a person they admire and respect,” said Tina Tharp , acting AAYTE Executive Director. “We don't know what to expect, but we are sure Venus will make them feel like champions in their own right.”