[Dixielandjazz] Louis Armstrong Stadium

[Allan Brown]

I was listening to the tennis (US Open) this evening and I got to thinking how the Louis Armstrong Stadium was so named. A quick google revealed that  at some stage in his life he lived nearby but it seems a rather tenuous connection. Did he dig tennis? Was there a campaign by jazz fans to get it named after the great man? Does anyone know of a music venue named after a tennis player?

Any light that can be thrown on my rather obscure enquiry will be appreciated.

All the best,

Allan Brown