New York has a talent for turning sport into ceremony, and The Pierre has perfected the ritual. Smash Bash returned last Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, and the Perrine Patio on 61st Street became a courtside fantasy—Central Park whispering at the edge, silver trays in fluent motion, and a crowd fluent in the dialects of both luxury and topspin. Tennis met tuxedo and neither blinked.

The headliners were deliciously mismatched in the way only great tennis can be: Alexander Bublik, the charismatic trickster who can turn a serve into stand-up and a rally into jazz; and Dayana Yastremska, a power-hungry baseline poet who treats the lines like destiny. Their presence did more than raise pulses—it sharpened the evening’s silhouette. Guests drifted from curated food stations to the ping-pong table wher

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