SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford, MA, USA - Senior tennis has taken on a decidedly youthful look, and more intriguing than the star power present this week at the Gibson Guitar Champions Cup is that five of the eight players competing at the International Tennis Hall of Fame made their mark on the game in the 1990's. And one of the older three players in Newport, R.I., this week is John McEnroe.

"I didn't stop because I couldn't compete out there, and neither did Pete (Sampras). Andre (Agassi) stopped because his back was hurting him; he certainly was still very competitive," said Jim Courier in April when the Outback-sponsored

SportingNews.com - USA - Anna Kournikova will open the season, Pete Sampras plans to play four matches and John McEnroe will try to keep up "with the big boys" of World Team Tennis.

Co-founded by Billie Jean King, the coed league kicks off its 32nd season Thursday. The monthlong series will feature appearances by Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and the top-ranked doubles duo of Bob and Mike Bryan.

King and WTT commissioner Ilana Kloss have been innovators in the sport -- debuting instant replay, on-court coaching and no-ad scoring -- and will launch a "Go Green" effort in two of the league's 11 cities.

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