Tag: US Open

Extra day for US Open Tennis from 2025

Article posted by Coliseum, February 12^th, 2025

The US Open tennis tournament’s main draw will expand to 15 competition days in 2025 after a third consecutive year of extraordinary demand and record-breaking attendance in 2024. Forbes said the main draw will begin on Sunday 24 August this year, a day earlier than the usual Monday opener,... » Read more

Spectators swarm US Open inaugural Fan Fest

Article posted by Coliseum, September 10^th, 2024

More than 1 million people witnessed the power of tennis live during the 2024 US Open. ‘us open’ stated that America’s Grand Slam welcomed a record number of fans to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York in 2024 surpassing the seven-figure mark for the first time. One... » Read more

US Open bringing tennis gaming to life

Article posted by Coliseum, August 26^th, 2024

The US Open is set to showcase all the thrills and spills of gaming at the 2024 tournament with the Advantage Arena. Advantage Arena is an interactive gaming zone designed to immerse fans in the world of tennis, online and in real life, like never before. The gaming lounge will provide an... » Read more

US Open game washed away as skies open up

Article posted by Coliseum, September 3^rd, 2021

Rain poured through the gaps in the roof of the Louis Armstrong Stadium (US) on the night of September 1st, disrupting second-round play at the US Open. The Louis Armstrong Stadium, which holds 14,000 seats, was updated ahead of the 2018 US Open with a naturally ventilated roof. The ‘ESPN’... » Read more

US Open golf tee-off sans spectators

Article posted by Coliseum, August 7^th, 2020

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has decided that this year’s US Open will be held without spectators in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic which is continuing to wreak havoc in the United States. The United States Golf Association is the United States’ national association of... » Read more

US Open on course; top guns a ‘worried’ lot

Article posted by Coliseum, July 2^nd, 2020

In what will be music to the ears for tennis fans around the world, the United States Tennis Association announced recently that both the 2020 US Open and 2020 Western & Southern Open will be held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (NTC) in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York.... » Read more

Is Amazon aiming beyond sports broadcast rights?

Article posted by Coliseum, July 24^th, 2018

After Amazon’s pioneering move to secure the online broadcasting rights for English Premier League (EPL) football matches in a bidding war for sports events last month, it is being reported that the online retailing giant is in the race to replace Ticketmaster as the ticketing platform for... » Read more