So Laura and I went to the U.S. Open last night with no tickets in our hands, just to try our luck and see if we could get in to see a good match. Here we are on the tennis grounds - it goes without saying that Lexus was the main sponser this year. They were taking free photographs for all the fans:
For $10 we ended up in the main stadium, 1 section up from court side seats to watch the biggest match of the day, some frenchman vs. the #6 ranked tennis player in the world, James Blake:
Basically, if you show up at the box office on the day of a match, tickets for the main stadium, where all the good players are, will be sold out. But you can purchase "grounds tickets," which, for $10 you can peruse the area and have access to the 2 smaller stadiums, Grand Stand and Louis Armstrong. Those courts will still feature pretty decent matches (last night we got a glimpse of Tommy Haas, the #10 player in the world.) But if you stand outside the exit of the main stadium, there is pretty much a 100% chance that someone leaving will give you their tickets. Why? Because half the seats in that stadium are bought out by big corporations that give tickets to their non-die-hard tennis fan employees. The ticketing agent even gave us tips on who to ask: I-banking type guys in suits and old people who are tired and look like they're ready to go home. Awesome.
For $10 we ended up in the main stadium, 1 section up from court side seats to watch the biggest match of the day, some frenchman vs. the #6 ranked tennis player in the world, James Blake:
Basically, if you show up at the box office on the day of a match, tickets for the main stadium, where all the good players are, will be sold out. But you can purchase "grounds tickets," which, for $10 you can peruse the area and have access to the 2 smaller stadiums, Grand Stand and Louis Armstrong. Those courts will still feature pretty decent matches (last night we got a glimpse of Tommy Haas, the #10 player in the world.) But if you stand outside the exit of the main stadium, there is pretty much a 100% chance that someone leaving will give you their tickets. Why? Because half the seats in that stadium are bought out by big corporations that give tickets to their non-die-hard tennis fan employees. The ticketing agent even gave us tips on who to ask: I-banking type guys in suits and old people who are tired and look like they're ready to go home. Awesome.
1 comment:
ah seriously tennis is boring, Laura and you next to the Lexus more interesting.
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