On Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the 2017 US Open Champion and Mercedes-Benz Ambassador Sloane Stephens, shared her tennis expertise with a group of female tennis enthusiasts, including a special group of teen rising stars who are part of the USTA National Junior Tennis and Learning network. ESPN Personality and Mercedes-Benz Ambassador Maria Taylor sat with Sloane for an exclusive Q&A for the audience in attendance at the event.
Mercedes-Benz, an official sponsor of the US Open, developed this impactful initiative to motivate, connect and empower women and young girls to get out of their comfort zones and unleash their best.
With the US Open fan week kicking off at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, fans can also explore a Mercedes-Benz MBUX technology augmented reality experience featuring Sloane Stephens August 21-September 8. Available to spectators at the US Open in the Mercedes-Benz Brand Showroom, guests will be fully immersed in court side play with an untethered racquet in hand to experience a highly personalized and sometimes comical, one-on-one tennis lesson, learning form and precision from the tennis superstar.
