Its red clay courts are a rarity in the racket world, and the only ones in Eastern PA. It's a surface with a global showcase seen during the French Open. Unlike Paris's Roland-Garros, Allentown's ...

He is currently writing a book about tennis, "The Cruelest Game: Agony, Ecstasy and Near Death Experiences on the Pro Tennis Tour," to be published by Doubleday in 2026.