ATP WTA GS US Open 8/26 - 9/8 2024

[ti-amie]

[mmmm8]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

[meganfernandez]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

Hey, M8! Have you been gone?

How does paid/reserved ticket vs general admission affect attendance? I figured it was because they were selling more grounds passes.

Either way, it sounds miserably crowded to me. Good for tennis, but I'm glad to watch at home especially in the heat.

[FredX]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

Hey, M8! Have you been gone?

How does paid/reserved ticket vs general admission affect attendance? I figured it was because they were selling more grounds passes.

Either way, it sounds miserably crowded to me. Good for tennis, but I'm glad to watch at home especially in the heat.

Theoretically, I would think for every reserved seat they've added they would take away a grounds pass slot, BUT....
In the past they didn't have GA night passes, so the entire upper bowl of Louis Armstrong (which used to be all GA) was just left over people with day tickets or people who bought night tickets for Ashe and decided to go to Armstrong instead. They are now selling some of those as reserved seats AND selling night grounds passes...so there are indeed more tickets up for sale.

Honestly, I think it makes sense. In the past the upper bowl of Armstrong was pretty empty at night...might as well fill it with people who want to see those matches. I was there last night, great energy and not too crowded (Can't speak for the day session, but will find out Wednesday!). The skyrocketing prices are a real drag, but I have to say that they've done a fantastic job over the past few years in terms of redesigning the grounds and whatever protocols they use with the staff to make it feel less crowded and more streamlined than it used to feel compared to a decade ago even as attendence grows. I arrived right at six and got through the gates in five minutes...ten years ago that alone took a half an hour.

[ashkor87]

The women are playing with the regular duty balls, lighter than the extra duty..they fly through the air a bit...magnified the court speed

[mmmm8]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

Hey, M8! Have you been gone?

How does paid/reserved ticket vs general admission affect attendance? I figured it was because they were selling more grounds passes.

Either way, it sounds miserably crowded to me. Good for tennis, but I'm glad to watch at home especially in the heat.

Theoretically, I would think for every reserved seat they've added they would take away a grounds pass slot, BUT....
In the past they didn't have GA night passes, so the entire upper bowl of Louis Armstrong (which used to be all GA) was just left over people with day tickets or people who bought night tickets for Ashe and decided to go to Armstrong instead. They are now selling some of those as reserved seats AND selling night grounds passes...so there are indeed more tickets up for sale.

Honestly, I think it makes sense. In the past the upper bowl of Armstrong was pretty empty at night...might as well fill it with people who want to see those matches. I was there last night, great energy and not too crowded (Can't speak for the day session, but will find out Wednesday!). The skyrocketing prices are a real drag, but I have to say that they've done a fantastic job over the past few years in terms of redesigning the grounds and whatever protocols they use with the staff to make it feel less crowded and more streamlined than it used to feel compared to a decade ago even as attendence grows. I arrived right at six and got through the gates in five minutes...ten years ago that alone took a half an hour.

I didn't even realize there are night groundspasses this year!

I went yesterday too! I got there early and they started letting people in around 5:40. Although last year I think gates opened at 5 for the night session.

[mmmm8]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

Hey, M8! Have you been gone?
How does paid/reserved ticket vs general admission affect attendance? I figured it was because they were selling more grounds passes.

Either way, it sounds miserably crowded to me. Good for tennis, but I'm glad to watch at home especially in the heat.

As FredX suggests, my feel is that they didn't reduce the number of groundspasses and just added the extra paid Armstrong seats.

It was quite crowded last night but didn't feel like "record attendance" crowded to be honest, not quite like on the middle Saturday. But not too far off.

[ti-amie]

It's because they've been selling more sections of Armstrong as paid tickets.

UGH

[FredX]

Hey, M8! Have you been gone?

How does paid/reserved ticket vs general admission affect attendance? I figured it was because they were selling more grounds passes.

Either way, it sounds miserably crowded to me. Good for tennis, but I'm glad to watch at home especially in the heat.

Theoretically, I would think for every reserved seat they've added they would take away a grounds pass slot, BUT....
In the past they didn't have GA night passes, so the entire upper bowl of Louis Armstrong (which used to be all GA) was just left over people with day tickets or people who bought night tickets for Ashe and decided to go to Armstrong instead. They are now selling some of those as reserved seats AND selling night grounds passes...so there are indeed more tickets up for sale.

Honestly, I think it makes sense. In the past the upper bowl of Armstrong was pretty empty at night...might as well fill it with people who want to see those matches. I was there last night, great energy and not too crowded (Can't speak for the day session, but will find out Wednesday!). The skyrocketing prices are a real drag, but I have to say that they've done a fantastic job over the past few years in terms of redesigning the grounds and whatever protocols they use with the staff to make it feel less crowded and more streamlined than it used to feel compared to a decade ago even as attendence grows. I arrived right at six and got through the gates in five minutes...ten years ago that alone took a half an hour.

I didn't even realize there are night groundspasses this year!

I went yesterday too! I got there early and they started letting people in around 5:40. Although last year I think gates opened at 5 for the night session.

They came on sale this past weekend and were sold out for all sessions immediately - no idea how much they were even charging for them!

[ponchi101]

The women are playing with the regular duty balls, lighter than the extra duty..they fly through the air a bit...magnified the court speed

A quick internet search says that starting in 2023, they are both using the extra duty ball. Are you sure they went back to the regulars? (The women, I mean).
And I never saw that. To me, a heavier ball flies faster because it is heavier and cuts more through the air. My completely unsupported belief (I always liked playing with heavy balls).

[nelslus]

The women are playing with the regular duty balls, lighter than the extra duty..they fly through the air a bit...magnified the court speed

A quick internet search says that starting in 2023, they are both using the extra duty ball. Are you sure they went back to the regulars? (The women, I mean).
And I never saw that. To me, a heavier ball flies faster because it is heavier and cuts more through the air. My completely unsupported belief (I always liked playing with heavy balls).

Yes, I do remember hearing about that the women went back to their regular duty tennis balls. Women and men used the heavier tennis balls last year only. Tennis Channel commentary, if I am remembering this correctly.

[atlpam]

The women are playing with the regular duty balls, lighter than the extra duty..they fly through the air a bit...magnified the court speed

A quick internet search says that starting in 2023, they are both using the extra duty ball. Are you sure they went back to the regulars? (The women, I mean).
And I never saw that. To me, a heavier ball flies faster because it is heavier and cuts more through the air. My completely unsupported belief (I always liked playing with heavy balls).

Yes, I do remember hearing about that the women went back to their regular duty tennis balls. Women and men used the heavier tennis balls last year only. Tennis Channel commentary, if I am remembering this correctly.

I heard this reported as well. Women are back using regular duty balls this year.

[Fastbackss]

Love so many "on the ground" reports from TAT'rs plus Ti posting from "nearby".

[ti-amie]

Love so many "on the ground" reports from TAT'rs plus Ti posting from "nearby".

Thank you! We don't only talk tennis we watch and go to tournaments. It's why I love this site.

[ashkor87]

All my faves loding! Except Osaka...noskova, leylah gone, andreescu will lose, I am sure..Raducanu fighting but may not survive.