I have never been to a tennis tournament before and when Lexus invited me to the Connecticut Open, I was more than happy to go! I grabbed my friend Jason Page, host of The Intersection and off we went. Lexus dropped off the NX 300h for us to ride there in class because everyone loves attention, right?
The Connecticut Open, a professional women’s tennis tournament, in New Haven was the stage all week for some the world’s top female players. As I said this was my first time and luckily I was sitting in the VIP Lexus suite because evidently you can not cheer for your girl. As a diehard football and baseball fan, not cheering is very difficult for me. I also have that natural “outside voice”.
We started out checking out the sponsors and of course stopped the Lexus booth to have some fun!
How Sweet Is This!
Big Balls! How Fun!
We then headed to the Lexus VIP Suite. The suite was perfect with tables to sit at, great food, and drinks. I headed straight to grab G.H. Mumm Prosecco, my favorite!
Jason a sports caster for years was able to fill me in on the rules of the game in a readers digest version and I was into the game in no time. Agnieszka Radwanska and Kirsten Flipkens played in a quarterfinal match at Stadium Court. Radwanska swung to a 6-1, 6-4 victory. 
Next up was the Legends match, which I was super excited about. James Blake and John McEnroe hit the court with their rackets and the crowd exploded. The only way you don’t know John McEnroe is if you live under a rock. You waited for his spit fire attitude or a racket to be flung in all of his matches. I was amazed at the energy McEnroe, now 57 displayed, even hit a ball 116 mph. He didn’t disappoint his fans, charging the net and yelling about balls being out, he gave the true McEnroe show. Blake won the event 6-4 with many laughs between him and McEnroe after.
My first live tennis match was super fun and I would totally go again! Lexus made it memorable and I’m thankful for their invitation!
Do you watch tennis? What is your favorite McEnroe moment?
Tennis has to be the classiest sport ever. I mean, I certainly have never had that kind of food at a baseball game.
Classy. I have to wonder if we could somehow get this sort of set up at baseball and football games. I would go, then!
What a great experience! It looks like you had a lot of fun!
What a fun event to attend and that car looks really nice. I will keep this car in mind the next time we are in the market for a new one.
What a gorgeous car and an awesome sporting event. It looks like you had a great time.
I don’t know much about tennis, but I love watching it. It’s so fast paced. Also, that yellow Lexus IS pretty neat!
I have never watched tennis before. It looks like such a fun way to spend the day. I will have to check out a match.
It’s awesome that you were able to enjoy these tennis matches! What a cool experience!
That event looks like it would be a ton of fun! I would love to spend a day watching tennis.
It looks like an awesome day especially if you love cars and tennis! I think it’s a lot of fun and I’m glad you had a great time there!
What a cool experience! Love the VIP suite set-up and of course the food! haha. Glad you enjoyed your day!
Looks like a really great event! Can’t say I’ve ever watched tennis before but looks like it would be great to see in person!
My husband and son would have loved this: luxury cars + tennis!
Thanks for sharing.
What a great opportunity! The Lexus looks dynamite! I love Tennis and have never gotten to see a match live..that would have been awesome! Looks like you’ve had a great time!
I love watching tennis – it’s a great sport to play too! Those were some big tennis balls you saw, my kids would love those!
It looks like you had a great time at The Open. It’s fun to watch sports when you have great seats and great food. And that car you got is really nice too!
Wow, lovely car! It’s been a long time since the last time we watch like this.
I love tennis and this event looked like so much fun. And can we talk about that Lexus! It looks dreamy!