Adrian_Benepe - BILLIE JEAN KING NATIONAL TENNIS CENER SIGN UNVIELED

BILLIE JEAN KING NATIONAL TENNIS CENER SIGN UNVIELED

Tennis legend Billie Jean King is joined by New York City Parks Departmeny Commissioner Adrian Benepe, left, USTA president Franklin Johnson, second left, and Arlen Kantarian, chief executive, as they unveil the first USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center sign as falling rain delays the start of the matches at the USTA National Tennis Center on August 28, 2006 in New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)


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