Who's going?

I'll be there Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th, morning sessions

:wavey: I'll be going on days yet to be decided :)

i'll be there for qualies as well as the first Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday

I will most likely be there for the 2 weeks of main draw competition.

:smoke:

I'm there! :woohoo:

First week of competition, as usual.

And the week before, the qualifying and practice days.

i will be there on the 2nd monday (Sept 4), day session. :)

Will be Agassi honored at first day night session?

are the qualies free?

are the qualies free?


Yes :) I went last year for a day and will go this year whenever I have days off from work.

They shud be...

New Yorkers, Which one is better (or faster) : Subway or LIRR. I don't know what to pick from/to JFK airport and Flushing :shrug:

thanks :D

I am still deciding :)

are the qualies free?

Hey Emilita!

As someone said, yes, the qualifying is free. And the guys that aren't playing in a tournament that week are there practicing.

Also Saturday and Sunday too are free.

Saturday is Arthur Ashe Kids Day. Gives me a headache until the kids go into AA stadium for the festivities. :lol: But then all the players come out and practice! ;) :lol:

Sunday is the best. Because all the guys are practicing, they're relaxed, great time to take pictures. And very few kids. Phew. ;) :lol:

New Yorkers, Which one is better (or faster) : Subway or LIRR. I don't know what to pick from/to JFK airport and Flushing :shrug:

thanks :D

Hmmm...you'll have to ask another New Yawker becuase I didn't think the subway or LIRR went near JFK airport. I thought you had to take a bus from JFK to the Roosevelt station (called another name if you take the #7 train) in Jackson Heights, and from there take the #7 subway into Flushing Meadows. But ask NYCtennisfan. I'm sure he can help you. Sorrry...I always take a cab or car service when I go to the airports. :shrug:

Will be Agassi honored at first day night session?

I don't think anyone knows for sure yet except the USTA.

If I remember right, for Pete, they didn't do it on the first Monday night session.

But I hope its the best celebration that the National Tennis Center has ever seen. :yeah: People love Andre in NY, so for both Andre and the fans, the USTA has to do a good job organizing this.

Hmmm...you'll have to ask another New Yawker becuase I didn't think the subway or LIRR went near JFK airport. I thought you had to take a bus from JFK to the Roosevelt station (called another name if you take the #7 train) in Jackson Heights, and from there take the #7 subway into Flushing Meadows. But ask NYCtennisfan. I'm sure he can help you. Sorrry...I always take a cab or car service when I go to the airports. :shrug:
Airtrain :D
http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/mta/airtrain.htm

hi
someone can tell me when is the kids day in the arthur ashe stadium ??
is the fisrt saturday or second in september or agust??

asked is if mario ancic will play on US open,what baddd...we in croatia are so sad....mari get well soon!!

hi
someone can tell me when is the kids day in the arthur ashe stadium ??
is the fisrt saturday or second in september or agust??

New Yorkers, Which one is better (or faster) : Subway or LIRR. I don't know what to pick from/to JFK airport and Flushing :shrug:

thanks :D
From JFK is really hard to get public transportation, if you can fly to LaGuardia then take the bus down and there you can take a train. go to the mta website...

A short question:

I've booked my tickets a while back through the internet on ticketmaster.com and decided to pick up my tickets at Will Call. Is there a certain location around the Flushing Meadows ground where I can pick them up?

Thanks for the help. :wavey:

I believe it's right next to the main ticket booth. So, if you're coming by train or walking over the boardwalk, it will be to the right of the main entrance gate. You can't miss it.

Ah, thanks. I'm coming with the subway line #7, so I shouldn't have a problem finding it. :)

Two answers:

Arthur Ashe kids day is the Saturday before the tournament starts (the 26th?).

Will Call is located next to the main ticket windows, so you could miss it. When you come out of the subway follow the crowd down the path (the boardwalk) and then head to your right when you get to the bottom. If you go on the first day there will be a humongous line for tickets. Ignore that. Go through, past, or whatever you have to do to get as close to the windows as you can where you can see the Will Call window (there's a sign above it) and go straight up to it. Rarely more than 5 or 6 people there. Smart plan, going with will call tickets. Have your photo ID, the credit card you used to buy the tickets, and whatever print out you had when you purchased them on line, just in case they somehow misplace or misfiled your order.

Wear your sunscreen, have fun. :)

Fee to the rescue. :p

Word. ;) I had a relatively horrible experience there last year and would not wish that on anyone.

how do we get v cash other than betting?

not sure, look in the FAQ or in the Forum about the Forum. You can find that on the main page, at the bottom. :)

I am not going.. I must settle for watching on the tv.
I would love to watch it live!

I'll be at the quallies for sure on Thursday ;) The first week of play I'm going in whenever I get a day off from work. :lol:

I wana go........fack.

So I have a question. I am going this year but only for a day sadly. The days that I can go are the first day and Sept 3rd....so I'm wondering which day would be better to go.

Originally I was gonna go the first day but it turns out that my family and I are going to NY the 3rd anyway so my parents could just drop my brother and me off there. It'd be lovely if I could go both days but :lol: I don't think my parents want to drive up there three times (we also have to drop off my brothers stuff at college a couple days before it starts) :p

So if anyone has thoughts, I'd love to hear them :D

So I have a question. I am going this year but only for a day sadly. The days that I can go are the first day and Sept 3rd....so I'm wondering which day would be better to go.

Originally I was gonna go the first day but it turns out that my family and I are going to NY the 3rd anyway so my parents could just drop my brother and me off there. It'd be lovely if I could go both days but :lol: I don't think my parents want to drive up there three times (we also have to drop off my brothers stuff at college a couple days before it starts) :p

So if anyone has thoughts, I'd love to hear them :D

It kind of depends whether you prefer watching bigger name players play against each other, or if you prefer to see plenty of tennis up close. The first day you'll obviously get tons of action all over the grounds - a great chance to sit courtside and see lots of different players.

The 2nd Sunday is scheduled to be women's 4th round and men's 3rd round action. So, there will probably be 7 men's singles matches and 3 ladies singles matches on the day ticket. 3 of those singles matches are likely to be in Ashe Stadium which sucks, unless you're in a luxury suite or have really good seats. So, you'll have far fewer singles matches to choose from, and the quality of the matches in Armstrong and the Grandstand could be hit or miss. If you're a doubles fan, there will also be tons of doubles around the grounds. Not sure when the Juniors start. It could be that day, in case you're into that.

For me, I would pick the first day. One drawback on the first day is that there is no doubles. I'm pretty sure on that. I don't think they start any doubles until the 2nd or 3rd day.

Hey Emilita!

As someone said, yes, the qualifying is free. And the guys that aren't playing in a tournament that week are there practicing.

Also Saturday and Sunday too are free.

Saturday is Arthur Ashe Kids Day. Gives me a headache until the kids go into AA stadium for the festivities. :lol: But then all the players come out and practice! ;) :lol:

Sunday is the best. Because all the guys are practicing, they're relaxed, great time to take pictures. And very few kids. Phew. ;) :lol:
I'm in :bounce:

I can't take any more days off from work, so i'll be there only on the weekends. Can't wait!!! :D

Thanks Pigpen Stinks :hug:
I think I'm stuck with the 3rd but honestly, I'll take any tennis right now :lol: Maybe next year, I'll go in the first week (:

Sunday is the best. Because all the guys are practicing, they're relaxed, great time to take pictures. And very few kids. Phew. ;) :lol:

Didn't see this earlier but I completely agree since I went in 2004 and it was perfect. Sunday is great and there really weren't that many kids around which I was glad even though I was younger then :lol:

The only two people that I didn't see and that I wanted to, were Roger and Andy. My guess is that they were out there earlier than I got there :shrug: But I saw Rafa (this was kinda before he was big and before girls were gushing over him lol), JCF, Marat (on the secluded court though), Mardy, Robby, Robredo, etc etc...it's a great day to see players and it wasn't that crowded so I also recommend going Sunday if anyone can get there (:

I'm going up there tonight, going to be a long drive, checking out Wed.-Fri. of qualies. Also probably Mon-Tues of 1st rd.

andyrox- I've been to the middle Sunday before, worked out ok. Grandstand and Louie Armstrong had almost all men's matches. I believe I was actually there later at night than the people who had night session tickets (b/c of very long 5-set matches on both courts while the night session matches went quickly) Juniors does start on that day.

I don't think they start any doubles until the 2nd or 3rd day.

Yup, the 3rd day, which is mostly doubles actually, very few men's singles matches are played on the 3rd day, and unless there was rain backing things up all are early in the day. So if you only want to see men's singles the 3rd day is not a good choice.

It seems i'll be there Monday and Tuesday :D

It seems i'll be there Monday and Tuesday :D


Now that I have my work schedule it seems that I will be there Tuesday too :)

I went to the last day of qualifying yoo. Falla in the main draw :D

Does anybody have advice on getting tickets the day of?

I need to get grounds passes or ashe tickets for labor day weekend b/c I was only able to get actual tickets online for the night sessions (nosebleed seats too, :mad: )

How early should I go queue and how long is the wait usually?

I think the box office opens at 9:00...usually a very long queue. The gates open at 10:00 and matches start at 11:00.

This year I bought my tix for 28th & 29th (Monday & Tuesday) while I was out there for the Qualifiers...there was no line at the box office, I just stepped up and got what I wanted.

Hopefully all this rain will blow over before Monday. I want to see Paradorn play, and Phau. Then I'm hoping Falla plays Tuesday.

I would never pay to watch a match in Ashe...it's too huge. If you are only interested in seeing the big superstars play, you'll do better just watching on TV.

see you in the morning!!!

I am going tonight, then Tomorrow (day session), Thurs. evening ...
Then Sat. and Mon day sessions. I hope the weather cooperates, I planned as best I could for Agassi's matches! Have fun everyone!

I was going to go tomorrow but that is so pointless considering the weather forecast has 100% chance of rain all day. :mad:

Soooo I might appear for a day the second week :p