tennis, anyone?
So, as I mentioned earlier, I managed to get in on the American Express giveaway of two free US Open tickets. We went to the night session on Monday (Labor Day) and had an absolutely fantastic time.
The first match we saw was A. Mauresmo v. S. Williams. We're big fans of the Williams sisters, so it was a little disappointing to see her lose, but Amelie clearly played very very well and was extremely graceful.
At first, I was a little skeptical of the kind of view we would get considering we got seats way up in the lower promenade, but I was pleasantly surprised that even from there, it was a pretty decent view. (well, my wife didn't really think so).
The second match was L. Hewitt v. R. Gasquet. That was an amazing five set match that wasn't over until around 12:30.
I really love the entire venue and atmosphere of the US Open. I don't think there's another Grand Slam quite like it that's just so undeniably New York. The occasional screeching of a plane overhead, cell phones ringing, and the ubiquitous mentally ill character mumbling to himself - the players have to face a different kind of challenge to be able to focus and play their best in the heart of the greatest city on Earth. And it's just absolutely great.
Night sessions are really unbelievable - the energy level of the crowd gets so intense that you can't help but get wrapped up in it. At first I thought Hewitt was favored, especially after seemingly easily taking the first two sets, but after Gasquet fought back hard to grab the next two sets and force a fifth set, everyone just kept cheering for the two players to do their best. There was a palpable feeling that none of us wanted to go home just yet and we all wanted to see more and more awesome tennis that we were being treated to.
We'll definitely be going again next year, but I'll be sure next time to buy my tickets early and get in on all the cool rewards offered to American Express cardmembers at the venue.
The first match we saw was A. Mauresmo v. S. Williams. We're big fans of the Williams sisters, so it was a little disappointing to see her lose, but Amelie clearly played very very well and was extremely graceful.
At first, I was a little skeptical of the kind of view we would get considering we got seats way up in the lower promenade, but I was pleasantly surprised that even from there, it was a pretty decent view. (well, my wife didn't really think so).
The second match was L. Hewitt v. R. Gasquet. That was an amazing five set match that wasn't over until around 12:30.
I really love the entire venue and atmosphere of the US Open. I don't think there's another Grand Slam quite like it that's just so undeniably New York. The occasional screeching of a plane overhead, cell phones ringing, and the ubiquitous mentally ill character mumbling to himself - the players have to face a different kind of challenge to be able to focus and play their best in the heart of the greatest city on Earth. And it's just absolutely great.
Night sessions are really unbelievable - the energy level of the crowd gets so intense that you can't help but get wrapped up in it. At first I thought Hewitt was favored, especially after seemingly easily taking the first two sets, but after Gasquet fought back hard to grab the next two sets and force a fifth set, everyone just kept cheering for the two players to do their best. There was a palpable feeling that none of us wanted to go home just yet and we all wanted to see more and more awesome tennis that we were being treated to.
We'll definitely be going again next year, but I'll be sure next time to buy my tickets early and get in on all the cool rewards offered to American Express cardmembers at the venue.
posted by jamah at
8:07 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home