I am really enjoying their rivalry also. My wife has renewed her interest in tennis over the past 2 years, and I have hit around with her in the parks in the summer and really enjoyed it. We watched the last 2 sets men's finals after the Super Bowl.
This December a new tennis facility popped up within 1/4 mile of our house! We joined that month and my wife and I are in a mixed doubles league already! This will be quite interesting because I have never before played any official tennis match of any variety, but have of course played "pickup tennis" (is that what it's called? ) in parks off and on over the years! In a drill at the new facility they said athleticism should get me by until my skills catch up - I'm still trying to figure out if that was a backhanded compliment, if any at all!
But regardless, I am having fun with it as a substitute for basketball. I just have not been able to play basketball at what I consider an acceptable level for the past several years. I don't mind starting fresh (at a low level) in tennis. Tennis is also something that my wife and I can do together for a long time to come, providing she puts up with me in this first adventure! Our daughter is taking a clinic now also and is enjoying it. It may become our family sport...we'll see....