The New York Times – Victor Mather
David Dinkins, shown in 1989, enjoyed playing with tennis greats and still hit the court into his late 80s.
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The expansion of the National Tennis Center in Queens was among the signature achievements of the former mayor, who still played into his late 80s.
David N. Dinkins, who died Monday night at 93, was the mayor of New York. But he was also the unofficial mayor of the tennis world.
As he geared up to run for mayor in 1990, he was playing every Saturday and Sunday at the New York Tennis Club in the Bronx. “In terms of things I like to do, I am perfectly happy on a vacation if there is sun and sand and water, and a tennis court,” he said. Asked about his interests beyond tennis and politics, he answered, “What else is there?”
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