During World Series games Tim was seen cheer-leading his mates inning after inning, not sulking as Cabrera and Fielder were caught doing every time TV cameras zoomed into their dugout.
Every year, for the past 24 years, locals have lined the streets to wave and cheer as Parton rides atop the leading float in the Dolly Parton Annual Parade of Pigeon Forge.
The opening day of the second grand slam of the season did not feature the leading attractions, but French hope and fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave the home crowd some cheer with a four sets win over Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov.