Novak Djokovic poised to return Emil Ruusuvuori’s serve during practice on Media Day, Friday, Aug. 25, ahead of the US Open, which runs Monday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Sept. 10, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. *Photograph by Georgette Gouveia.*

Media Day 2023: On the job at the US Open

August 27, 2023

What was Media Day (Friday, Aug. 25) like for me at the US Open, having not attended for the past three years?

The same thing only different. Everything at the Media Center is digital now. And there seem to be a few new tournament sponsors, including now LVMH-owned Tiffany & Co., maker of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Singles Championship trophies, and Mount Sinai Health System -- which also has a booth at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, where the US Open runs Monday, Aug. 28, through Sunday, Sept. 10.

Up on the (USTA) roof

August 3, 2016

In my novel “Water Music” – the first in my series “The Games Men Play” – the tennis-playing protagonists fall in love before a US Open final that they assume will be rained out.

That is no longer a plot option.

On Tuesday, the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y. unveiled the new retractable roof for its Arthur Ashe Stadium. And while not everything went off without a hitch, more than 200 invited sponsors, staffers and members of the press seemed most impressed with what is nothing short of an engineering Grand Slam.

“Oh, oh, did I feel rain?” Katrina Adams, chairman of the board and president of the White Plains-based United States Tennis Association, teased under sunny skies. “Well, guess what? It doesn’t matter now. A plan more than 10 years in the making literally comes to a close today before our eyes.” ...

Is it ‘Open’ season for Federer?

September 2, 2015

Well, they’re dropping like the proverbial flies at the US Open with a record 12 retirements in the first round.

It’s no surprise. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center – site of the Open in Flushing Meadow-Corona Park, Queens – is one of the happiest places this side of The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. It’s a rich, beautiful experience with great food and shops – and, of course, great tennis. It’s also hotter than Hades. ...