Under a new policy instituted this year, people with tickets for certain sections at every court – from 23,859-capacity Arthur Ashe Stadium all the way down to 336-seat Courts No. 8 and 16 – can move around whenever they want, even during play
U.S. Open fans can move around in the stands and don’t need to wait for changeovers to enter or exitCoco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her first round match against France's Varvara Gracheva, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Aug. 26.Imagine if fans at a Major League Baseball game were told they needed to wait until the end of an inning to go grab a beer and a hot dog. Or if folks at an NFL or NBA game weren’t supposed to head to the restroom until after a quarter finished.
Spectators seemed to love it on Day 1; might take some players a bit to get used to this format, which also was tried at the Australian Open in January. Most players asked Monday, including defending champion Coco Gauff, echoed Olympic silver medalist Donna Vekic’s take: “Doesn’t really bother me that much.”
During several matches around the grounds on Day 1 of the two-week event, competition generally continued without a hitch as ticket holders wandered up and down staircases, ambled along walkways or just generally milled about. Occasionally, a player who was supposed to serve paused a little extra before starting a point or a returner held up a hand asking for more time.Rachel Ferman Halkias, who works at YouTube and has made more than a half-dozen visits to the U.S.
“It’s tough to compare with other sports, because tennis is one against one, and you’re very focused. With team sports, there can be 10 or 20 players moving all the time. Also with team sports, it’s loud from the beginning to the end and you get used to the noise when it’s constant. When you’re playing in silence and then just some noise comes from somewhere,” she said, snapping her fingers, “you notice it.
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