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American Express Antirant #1009: Free USOpen Tickets.

That's right! AmEx is hosting a whole bunch of special offers (for cardmembers) at membershipchangeseverything, and I managed to score on the offer for two free complimentary USOpen Tickets!

Regrettably, I really wish I'd gotten at least four or six to split among family and friends, but the offer was only good for two, and the seats are way up in the nosebleeds in Arthur Ashe stadium, but they're free, and we can invest in a good pair of binoculars. ;)

Now we're watching the first round Agassi v. Pavel (on the big TV, of course).
Agassi seems to be having a tough time (we're in the middle of the second set tiebreaker), but we're pulling hard for him - as it would seem all of Arthur Ashe Stadium is. That's one thing I totally love about the whole setting of the US Open being in NYC. All the other grand slam events - Wimbledon, French, Australian - they all have their own atmospheres, but they always feel a lot stodgier than NYC where you can feel the raw intensity of the crowd - especially when it's for a player like Agassi that everyone LOVES! I'm going to keep watching... and hoping and rooting for the old man!