Reporter All right can ░░░░░░░░ feel the excitement in ░░░░░░░░ C One of tennis ░░░░░░░░ greatest players Venus Williams ░░░░░░░░ about to play in ░░░░░░░░ own backyard and our ░░░░░░░░ rivers is live at ░░░░░░░░ Fitzgerald Tennis Center in ░░░░░░░░ Park That s where ░░░░░░░░ CITI Open is happening ░░░░░░░░ now Megan I bet ░░░░░░░░ is packed there today ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it s super ░░░░░░░░ Fans are excited There ░░░░░░░░ basically no way that ░░░░░░░░ ve been in the ░░░░░░░░ region today and haven ░░░░░░░░ heard that Venus and ░░░░░░░░ are in town Many ░░░░░░░░ are out here just ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ them play A lot ░░░░░░░░ people this is their ░░░░░░░░ time coming back to ░░░░░░░░ CITI Open since the ░░░░░░░░ of the ongoing Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ so they are just ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ come out and watch ░░░░░░░░ of their favorite sports ░░░░░░░░ also to see one ░░░░░░░░ the greatest tennis players ░░░░░░░░ take to the court ░░░░░░░░ for what is sure ░░░░░░░░ be an exciting match ░░░░░░░░ had a chance to ░░░░░░░░ with some of those ░░░░░░░░ about why they came ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts RIVERS What ░░░░░░░░ you out every year ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE Oh the great ░░░░░░░░ and especially for this ░░░░░░░░ to know that the ░░░░░░░░ sisters were playing I ░░░░░░░░ I d make sure ░░░░░░░░ I came RIVERS And ░░░░░░░░ exciting is it for ░░░░░░░░ to potentially be able ░░░░░░░░ see them play UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ Very exciting I ve ░░░░░░░░ seen Venus warming up ░░░░░░░░ I am pumped and ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends RIVERS You ░░░░░░░░ I also had a ░░░░░░░░ to speak with her ░░░░░░░░ she was out with ░░░░░░░░ of her friends and ░░░░░░░░ says it s so ░░░░░░░░ to see more diversity ░░░░░░░░ tennis and she credits ░░░░░░░░ lot of that to ░░░░░░░░ Williams sisters So again ░░░░░░░░ will be taking to ░░░░░░░░ court here shortly Fans ░░░░░░░░ still trickling in there ░░░░░░░░ music there s games ░░░░░░░░ are going on there ░░░░░░░░ all kinds of give ░░░░░░░░ going on as well ░░░░░░░░ s the good time ░░░░░░░░ here at the CITI ░░░░░░░░ I have to go ░░░░░░░░ I gotta go see ░░░░░░░░ I can conveniently bump ░░░░░░░░ Venus or Serena If ░░░░░░░░ do I ll tweet ░░░░░░░░ it but that s ░░░░░░░░ latest here from the ░░░░░░░░ Open I m Megan ░░░░░░░░ Lorenzo Alison things back ░░░░░░░░ you in the studio ░░░░░░░░ I was gonna ask ░░░░░░░░ you ve seen Venus ░░░░░░░░ RIVERS I haven t ░░░░░░░░ m going to go ░░░░░░░░ and find her now ░░░░░░░░ mildly stalker Reporter You ░░░░░░░░ be careful there okay ░░░░░░░░ don t need to ░░░░░░░░ you kicked out for ░░░░░░░░ RIVERS Don t worry ░░░░░░░░ Thank you, Megan.”