I've been I big tennis fan ever since I was a 10 year old kid in Michigan and I'd hit balls off the brick siding of our duplex, pretending to be Jimmy Connors locked in a battle with Arthur Ashe in the final set at Wimbledon. I played on the tennis team in high school and in college roomed with a player from Stanford's NCAA champion tennis team.
I started going to the US Open when I moved to New York after graduation in 1986 and I went
nearly every year till I moved to LA in 1992. Since returning to NYC I've gone to at least 3 sessions every year since 1999. This year I went to 4 day sessions and 4 night sessions over the two week tournament.
My favorite female player is Venus Williams who made her debut at the US Open in 1997,
the same year the 22,000 seat Arthur Ashe Stadium opened
Prior to that, the main show court was the Louis Armstrong Stadium, which is still in use and is a great place to take in a night match. You can see the Manhattan skyline from the upper level seats.
I saw a lot of my other favorites including 2007 Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli
2008 Australian Open finalist Jo Wilfried Tsonga
2008 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Andy Murray
and 2008 French Open semifinalist Gael Monfils
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