The smaller courts might not feature the big names but they offer some great tennis every year at the U.S. Open (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Tickets on sale Monday, June 7, 9:00 am: $24-$120
U.S. Open Takes Times Square: Monday, June 7, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tournament: August 30 – September 12, Flushing Meadows
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day (August 28): $10-$40
www.usopen.org
Individual tickets for this year’s U.S Open go on sale June 7 at 9:00 am, and to celebrate the event, the prestigious tennis tournament will take over Times Square with a bevy of activities, including ticket kiosks, skills and target competitions, photo ops with the trophy, and a book signing with U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe (HARDCOURT CONFIDENTIAL: TALES FROM TWENTY YEARS IN THE PRO TENNIS TRENCHES). Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day is scheduled for August 28 at the Billie Jean National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, which always features appearances by champion players, live bands, and celebrities, followed by the tournament itself, running August 30 through September 12. Last year, Roger Federer’s streak of five straight championships came to an end at the hands of the surprising Juan Martin del Potro, while Kim Clijsters completed an impressive comeback to the sport by knocking off upstart Caroline Wozniacki, so the 2010 tourney is as up in the air as ever. We highly recommend getting a relatively inexpensive $24 ticket for one of the first week’s evening sessions, when you can wander among the smaller courts and see some great tennis up close and personal while a high seed is destroying a low seed in Arthur Ashe Stadium.