There are many small tennis courts with bleacher seating so that you can really be close to the action.
Go to the Qualifiers of the US open. Its free, and you can see so many great tennis matches by wandering around. The famous players practice in the morning.
There's also many retailers when you need a break from tennis. There are areas to sit in lounge settings as well as shaded grassy areas to picnic with friends - new additions this year
Don't miss the US Open, August 27-September 10!
The U.S. Open is a lot of fun, but the event and the venue aren't great. It's a hassle to get into, with 2 entrances, but one is like a 15-minute walk all the way around the circumference of the venue. The signage is non-existent--how hard would it be to put out a bunch of maps or signs? The staff for the U.S. Open are shockingly untrained. We had reserved seats for a stadium, but the staff at that stadium didn't recognize the tickets, so I got badly sunburned sitting up in the general seating area and we missed out on our great seats. 1 in 5 staff actually knew how to read the tickets, in my experience. And the food. Wow. Some of the worst. Nowadays people expect decent, even good, food at sport venues. Nearby Citi Field has Shake Shack, etc. And this place has one coffee purveyor, Dean and Deluca not serving coffee but serving weirdly shaded bratwurst, and a taco place serving the most expensive tacos I've ever eater, that coincidentally were some of the worst. Basic fact: corn tortillas should be warm. I get that you're kind of in a rush, but even with a long wait, our taco fillings were lukewarm and flavorless, made with low-quality beef, and the soft corn tortillas were cold and stale. The tennis was excellent, and it's too bad the USTA hasn't bothered to prepare a venue deserving of the event.
One area that needs improvement is handicap accommodation. There is only one elevator available for use by the wheelchairs, cane users, and the stroller brigade.
Everyone is pleasant and it is a nice place to walk around between matches. There is a good food court, but prices are high.
Once inside the center there's an extensive food court and other food vendors for a variety of tastes. Bring lots of money. An average meal of burger, fries and soda can cost $22.
I attended the annual free qualifying rounds at the Billy Jean King Tennis Center. There's a lot of construction going on to build the new Louis Armstrong Stadium, scheduled to open 2018. Despite the work being done, the staff goes out of their way to welcome visitors and provide directions.
Its tennis paradise in Queens. Enjoyed the food options this year and the infrastructure improvements of late (more restaurants, upgraded venues, better wifi etc) are super. Parking is always a challenge. Parking shuttles claim to be continuously running, but they need to roll more often. Would be nice to provide a bus option for accessing the South and West gates from subway/train/orange packing areas.
Even if you're in the cheap seats in Arthur Ashe Stadium, which seats more than 23k, for an evening match you can't beat the view of Manhattan at sunset!
There are posted do's and don'ts for visitors as well as a bag check-in for items that are not accepted (fee). The security procedure is reassuring.
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