The US Open is serving up a number of changes as it celebrates its 50th birthday, including the introduction of a serve clock and the expansion of the Hawk-Eye electric line-calling system to all of the outer courts. But the most obvious addition to the last grand slam of the year is the rebuilt Louis Armstrong Stadium, a gorgeous 14,061-seat venue that gives the event a second retractable-roof stadium – from none only three years ago – and represents the final jewel in the United States Tennis Association’s five-year, $600m transformation of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
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Written by Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/24/us-open-new-louis-armstrong-stadium-600m-rebuild under the title “US Open jazzes up image as Louis Armstrong Stadium completes $600m rebuild | Bryan Armen Graham”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
