Deborah Cox and Brandon Victor Dixon to Perform at US Open

The USTA today announced that singer songwriter, Deborah Cox and Tony-nominated singer, Brandon Victor Dixon will perform "America the Beautiful" respectively prior to the women's and men's US Open Finals on Saturday, September 8th and Sunday, September 9th. In addition, Cox will perform "I'm Every Woman" and Dixon will be sing "We Are the Champions" as a celebration of the female and male champions of the past 50 years of the US Open in Flushing, NY.

During both ceremonies, The Colors will be presented by the United States Marine Corps, 6th Communications Battalion, Brooklyn, NY for the 19th consecutive year. Cadets from the United States Military Academy at West Point will unfurl a giant American Flag across the court. Also, display during the Men's Final, a flyover of four F-15E Strike Eagles from the 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Base in North Carolina is set to take place. The squadron is led by Major Wade 'Rock' Maulsby of Eaton, CO and Major Don 'Mick' Martin of Winterport, ME.

Six-time US Open Singles Champion Chris Evert will participate in the Trophy Presentation Ceremony for the Women's Final and four-time US Open Singles Champion John McEnroe will participate in the Trophy Presentation Ceremony for the Men's Final.

The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 715,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the US Open Series, linking seven summer WTA and ATP World Tour tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA's philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships in addition to supporting tennis and education programs nationwide to benefit under-resourced youth through the National Junior Tennis & Learning (NJTL) network. For more information about the USTA, go to USTA.com

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