Posts Tagged ‘u.s. open’
U.S. Open Brings Tennis to Latino Hood and Latinos to Play Tennis
8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · New York City|race|Sports · Comments Off
3 Sep 2007
You know it’s U.S. Open time in Queens, NYC when Flushing Meadows Park suddenly loses its mostly Latino families with huge sprawling picnics, its Ecuadorian vendors selling food from huge steaming trays, and its soccer players representing every South American nation. The 7 train, crowded with working class people of color to begin with, becomes even more crowded, now with wide eyed mostly white tennis fans, most looking a little lost and scared. Most won’t give a lady with a baby in a sling their seat either (seriously I know). Residents of the mostly Latino hood of Corona, which houses the tennis complex where the open takes place, know that the Goodyear Blimp isn’t silent as it passes over their houses.
Tiger tamed by Argentine at U.S. Open
5:35 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Sports · Comments Off
18 Jun 2007
Tiger Woods, the world-renowned superstar of golf, was defeated yesterday by Argentine Angel “El Pato” Cabrera, who came in and snuffed out him and reigning champion Jim Furyk by a mere stroke to win the U.S. Open:
Cabrera carded a one-under-par 69 on the imposing Oakmont Country Club Course for a five-over-par total of 285.He joined Roberto di Vicenzo, winner of the 1967 British Open at Hoylake, as the only Argentinians to win one of golf’s four major titles.
Cabrera was born in Villa Allende, Córdoba, Argentina and started his career in golf as a caddy, going pro in 1989. This win makes Cabrera the first South American to take home the trophy at the U.S. Open.
Via / France24 and La Gaceta Tucumán
Image Reuters – La Gaceta Tucumán
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