| There's no better time to be in NYC, late summer | | | | year anniversary. The prize money in the first |
| the days are still warm and the nights a little | | | | year was $100,000, these days the prize money |
| more comfortable, perfect weather for watching | | | | is worth upwards of $17 million. The main stadium |
| major sporting events from baseball to tennis. | | | | at Flushing Meadows is named after the first |
| With so many major NYC events occurring each | | | | winner of the tournament Arthur Ashe, the |
| year it's hard to say which one is the best one to | | | | stadium holds 24,000 people. The tournament is a |
| attend. A tournament that generates a lot of | | | | major television event in NYC, with each court |
| publicity and is very popular in the tennis world is | | | | being lit allowing for the games to be shown in |
| the US Tennis Open. The US open is the last | | | | prime-time. There's nothing better than attending |
| grand Slam of the year. The event attracts over | | | | this NYC event live, the tournament is more like a |
| 600 male and female players from around the | | | | mini-festival. In the grounds there are a number |
| world. The event lasts for two weeks and is held | | | | of big screen televisions displaying all the action, |
| in Flushing Meadows, a neighborhood of Queens, | | | | along with many food concession stands and a |
| NYC. | | | | mixture of restaurants and bars. |
| As far as NYC events go the US open is a major | | | | With all big NYC events there are always issues |
| tourist attraction, people from all over the world | | | | regarding transport. Luckily there are a number of |
| make the trip to Queens to support their favorite | | | | options regarding transport to and from the |
| player or players. The US Open was first played | | | | tennis, including the subway, bus and car options. |
| in 1881, making it one of the oldest tennis | | | | There is parking at the Open but it's recommend |
| championships in the world. Initially the event was | | | | to use mass transit. The subway is probably the |
| a male only tournament held in Rhode Island. The | | | | quickest and easiest method check with the MTA |
| women's first tournament was first held six years | | | | for the most update listings. When it comes to |
| later in Philadelphia. It wasn't until 1968 that the | | | | NYC events there's nothing better than the US |
| women's and men's tournament was held | | | | Open. Of course you need to like tennis in the |
| together along with the doubles and mixed | | | | first place but if you do there's no better place to |
| doubles events, which makes this year it's 40th | | | | see all your favorite stars under one roof. |