Dirk Nowitzki Professional Celeb Tennis Traditional returns Sept. 25; Luka Dončić set to compete

DALLAS — Recreation, set, match! Dirk Nowitzki has achieved basketball greatness, offered out charity baseball video games and, this fall, can pay homage to his past love – tennis.

Returning after a three-year break, the beloved NBA champ and Dallas Maverick favourite will host the fifth-annual Dirk Nowitzki Professional Celeb Tennis Traditional on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 11 a.m. on the SMU Tennis Complicated (5555 N. Central Expwy. in Dallas).

Doorways will open at 10 a.m. with the round-robin event concluding round 3 p.m.

Becoming a member of Dirk for the charity pro-am competitors can be Dallas Mavericks sensation Luka Dončić, plus former tennis professional Andy Roddick, who gained the 2003 US Open champion. He’s the final American man to complete No. 1 within the ATP World Tour Rankings.

Mardy Fish will even compete. He’s a former World No. 7 tennis professional, Olympic silver medalist and present U.S. Davis Cup captain.

The occasion will happen rain or shine.

Tickets at the moment are on sale for $41 at Ticketmaster.com. Admission for youngsters ages 3 and below is free.

Proceeds profit The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation, which awards grants yearly to organizations specializing in kids’s wellbeing, well being and training.

Presenting sponsors are Trevor and Jan Rees-Jones. Different sponsors are Gene and Jerry Jones; Morgan Stanley; Headington Firms; Merrill Lynch; Greenberg Traurig, LLP; Kim and Evan Wyly; Tiff’s Treats; Smith Thompson Safety; Sewell; Hilltop Holdings; Kids’s Medical Middle; Cebolla Wonderful Flowers; GameOn!; Nike; Rollertown Brew Works; Lombardi Household Ideas; and Which Wich.

Parking is accessible within the SMU Meadows Museum Storage (5900 Bishop Blvd. Dallas, TX 75205).

Extra gamers can be introduced at a later date and present gamers are topic to vary.

For extra info on The Dirk Nowitzki Basis, go to dnfoundation.org.