Arthur Ashe Stadium seats 23,859 and hums with energy even when it’s relatively quiet, making the atmosphere at the U.S. Open unique among Grand Slams.
NEW YORK — Not long after Dominik Koepfer rolled his ankle against Carlos Alcaraz in the first game of their prime-time, first-round match at the U.S. Open, his team sitting courtside started asking questions.Koepfer had bent his ankle at a nauseating angle, immediately hopped to his chair to rip off his sock and shoe and get a tape job from the doctor.
The All-England Club’s Centre Court is commonly regarded as the most illustrious of the sport’s stages, and its atmosphere is appropriately church-like. Even during the rowdiest matches this year, the crowd fell so silent during points out of respect for the players and the game that the sound of a sneeze or, more frequently, an ill-timed pop of a champagne bottle, traveled clear across the stadium. Any errant chatter was usually met with an indignant “shhh!” from neighboring attendees.
“It’s the size. It’s the echo because of the roof construction. It’s everything combined. … People, New Yorkers, love their tennis. They don’t care if they stay up very late, post-midnight, because they get excited,” Novak Djokovic said. “I love it. It’s great because every Grand Slam has its own charm, in a way. Comparing to, for example, Wimbledon, it’s a complete contrast. In Wimbledon, it’s different than here. Here is all about entertainment, fun, good energy, good vibes.
and others who have won fans’ favor, it can be the difference between closing out a set and faltering.“Playing on Ashe, I don’t think there’s anything like it,” Coco Gauff said Friday, “especially when you win, like, a long rally.”Every one of Serena Williams’s opponents during her retirement run at last year’s U.S. Open spoke about the difficulty of contending with a crowd that exploded at every one of their faults and reached a defining pitch when Williams hit a winner.
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