CHARLOTTE — Four of the top tennis players in the sport will face off in the Charlotte Invitational Friday at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.
Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Frances Tiafoe, and reigning Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz are all scheduled to participate in an exhibition doubleheader.
“Anytime a high-profile event comes to Charlotte, Charlotte shows up,” said Danny Morrison, the executive director of the Charlotte Sports Foundation. The nonprofit develops large-scale sports events and business opportunities in the city.
Morrison and the CSF team have been working to realize the concept for the last year.
“There are so many intricacies to each sport,” added Hannah Butler, the CSF Director of Operations. “Especially when we’re talking about the best athletes in the sport. Their expectations are incredibly high. They’ve played at the most beautiful venues ever.”
Butler’s role, in part, is to help recreate that environment inside the Spectrum Center. She’ll have help from tennis experts including IMG.
“They know …