When I decided to throw the inaugural Hard Court cocktail party a month ago, I envisioned a room filled with my favorite people in tennis—the people moving the sport forward every day with their creativity, intellect and business savvy. More than anything, I wanted it to feel like the kind of space I wish existed more often in tennis: one where nobody felt judged when they walked through the door, where a famous influencer and a reporter who couldn’t care less about fashion not only felt equally welcome, but might actually end up talking to each other. Where top agents mingled with young creators, all the WAGs (who are far more interesting than that catchall title suggests) came together rather than competed, and brand execs left with a long list of people they were suddenly dying to work with.
