Top Spin Blog » Open tickets on sale http://www.topspinblog.com Tennis Blog Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:54:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What’s Left of U.S. Open Tickets On Sale Saturday http://www.topspinblog.com/2009/04/whats-left-of-us-open-tickets-on-sale-saturday/ http://www.topspinblog.com/2009/04/whats-left-of-us-open-tickets-on-sale-saturday/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:35:32 +0000 Joe Samuel Starnes http://www.topspinblog.com/?p=718 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> It’s that time of year again where the USTA puts up for sale to members the seats that haven’t been hogged by corporate sponsors (most of the best Ashe sports will be filled with New Yorkers out to be seen who don’t give a hoot about tennis, or sometimes left empty while higher decks are full). Your best bet is to buy grounds passes early in the tournament and skip the marquee matches in Ashe. If you buy Ashe seats in the upper level, bring your high-powered binoculars because the view can be the equivalent of watching from an airplane bound for LaGuardia. The best deal is the week before the tournament starts — for free you can go to the qualifying tournament that precedes the Open, scheduled this year for Aug. 24-28. The main draw runs from Aug. 31-Sept. 13.

Arthur Ashe Stadium Whats Left of U.S. Open Tickets On Sale Saturday

Here’s a quote I found about the worst venue in sports, and I can confirm its veracity.

Arthur Ashe Stadium, home to the U.S. Open, has upper tier seats that are 120 feet off the ground, higher than the nose bleed seats at most baseball stadiums. Add to this the fact 13,000 fans have to shoehorn into the decks above the luxury boxes, far enough away from the action to make one envious of the blimp pilot high above this wretched venue.

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