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Oct. 10, 2008
Travels, Aug 2008, Part One, NYC--US Open
After a very interesting flight, we arrived at our hotel in Flushing, NY, all ready to go to the US Open. We have never been to a Grand Slam tournament before, so we didn't know what to expect.
It was quite an experience. The tournament is set up in a very cool way. There is the Arthur Ashe stadium, where the really big names play. Then there are 2 smaller stadiums where the pretty big names play. Then there are about 18 "lower" courts where everyone else in the tournament plays. These are very casual, with open seating in bleachers.
There were 2 types of tickets--regular general admission, which got you into every court except Arthur Ashe, and general admission with Arthur Ashe. We had tickets for the Arthur Ashe stadium for the first day only, but we had a blast watching matches in all the other stadiums.
You generally get to hop all over the whole grounds--you can come and go to any match as you please. They do only let people in and out between serves, so as not to disturb the players. So it was really neat to be able to see a lot of players, both unknowns and big names.
Anyway--on to the pics.
Here are F and K enjoying a match on a lower court:
Good thing I brought sketchbooks and crayons for the younger kiddos:
An unfocused shot of the 2008 Women's US Open champion from our nosebleed seats:
 
Does everyone know that Venus and Serena were both homeschooled?  
We caught tennis legend John McEnroe practicing on one of the practice courts:
Lexus was one of the sponsors and caught us as we were leaving the first day:
Overall, it was just a total blast. I was more surprised than anyone because I am such a passive tennis fan. My family loved tennis and so I watched many Grand Slam tournaments on and off as I was growing up. When I left home for college, I figured that would be the end of my tennis viewing days--I was definitely not interested enough in it to watch on my own. As God would have it, I married a former nationally ranked tennis player, so I continued watching tournaments on TV on and off. I didn't figure that I would enjoy being here at the US Open so much. I guess I just love live sports. I love sharing the excitement with the other fans, being surrounded by the whole "culture" of the sport, and just seeing the players--whether they are unknown or have celebrity status--giving it their all.
The kids enjoyed it too, I think. They liked watching women's doubles the best. FQ enjoyed climbing up and down the bleachers best. Overall, we had enough fun to think about attending all of the Grand Slams. Big dreams, eh?
God bless,
A.H. |
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