The U.S. Open Player Walk-Out Starts In Ashe Stadium
The post The U.S. Open Player Walk-Out Starts In Ashe Stadium appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The player hallway in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest venue at the site of the U.S. Open. USTA On the opening day of the 2025 U.S. Open, top-ranked Taylor Fritz took on Emilio Nava on the Billie jean King National Tennis Center’s second-largest court, Louis Armstrong Stadium. It wasn’t a quick walk to get there. Every match features a well-orchestrated player walk, originating from the practice desk in the player spaces within Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest venue on site. And while popular American star Ben Shelton was playing on Ashe—just a few steps from the practice desk—getting everywhere else on site features a bit more legwork. To get to Armstrong, Fritz and Nava traveled along the Ashe hallways, through the commissary, across the loading dock, down a set of stairs and around crates of goods coming into the site. From there, they entered Armstrong at ground level and walked past the ball crew lounge as ESPN cameras picked up the walk. The players made a quick left and immediate right into the player entrance, which included a handful of stairs to get to the court level. The players then waited while the on-court emcee called them out of the dark tunnel into the bright sunshine of the Armstrong court. Taylor Fritz before he walks onto Louis Armstrong Stadium for his first-round match at the 2025 U.S. Open. Tim Newcomb Getting to Armstrong is one of the trickiest walks on the site, Christine Stromberg, director of U.S. Open player services, tells me. The players don’t need to do it alone. On the way to the court, a USTA player escort leads the way, followed by the two players and security. MORE: Behind The Scenes: U.S. Open’s Player Spaces The USTA has between 30 and 35 paid player escorts working across…
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The player hallway in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest venue at the site of the U.S. Open. USTA On the opening day of the 2025 U.S. Open, top-ranked Taylor Fritz took on Emilio Nava on the Billie jean King National Tennis Center’s second-largest court, Louis Armstrong Stadium. It wasn’t a quick walk to get there. Every match features a well-orchestrated player walk, originating from the practice desk in the player spaces within Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest venue on site. And while popular American star Ben Shelton was playing on Ashe—just a few steps from the practice desk—getting everywhere else on site features a bit more legwork. To get to Armstrong, Fritz and Nava traveled along the Ashe hallways, through the commissary, across the loading dock, down a set of stairs and around crates of goods coming into the site. From there, they entered Armstrong at ground level and walked past the ball crew lounge as ESPN cameras picked up the walk. The players made a quick left and immediate right into the player entrance, which included a handful of stairs to get to the court level. The players then waited while the on-court emcee called them out of the dark tunnel into the bright sunshine of the Armstrong court. Taylor Fritz before he walks onto Louis Armstrong Stadium for his first-round match at the 2025 U.S. Open. Tim Newcomb Getting to Armstrong is one of the trickiest walks on the site, Christine Stromberg, director of U.S. Open player services, tells me. The players don’t need to do it alone. On the way to the court, a USTA player escort leads the way, followed by the two players and security. MORE: Behind The Scenes: U.S. Open’s Player Spaces The USTA has between 30 and 35 paid player escorts working across…
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