USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

In the earlier rounds, while you can catch the big name players at Arthur Ashe , if you want to watch truly great tennis up close and personal, head to Louis Armstrong or the smaller courts .

This place is so cool... During the Open, there are so many great non-major matches happening on the small courts and variety of food/drink concessions (but expectedly expensive )!!!

An amazing place to watch tennis . Even if you have tickets at one of the stadiums , take the time to go see matches at the smaller courts .

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Week 1 Arthur Ashe was a great bargain. Got to move down to the awesome seats (ok, Lower promenade). The food court has a great variety of options for all tastes and diets

Home of the US Open ! Get a Grounds Pass , which gives you access to almost every match (except for those inside Arthur Ashe ).

Today was my 1st going to practice day. Free admission , a 1/4 of the crowds, and you can see some big wigs up close practicing #littlebigthingsinnyc

Head to the smaller courts to literally feel the speed of the ball going past your face while also seeing the sweat dripping off the players’ faces

The grounds are such an improvement from a few years ago!! Totally worth just getting a grounds pass early in on in the US Open to watch on the practice courts

If you have tickets for the center court , great, but make sure to check out smaller courts too. To me, they souvenirs completely priced themselves out

When the US Open is in "full swing " this place is hoppin! A rainy day in April...not so much, but still cool to see the grounds.

The first week of the US Open the qualifying round is free. Oh and we love the crepes !

Super fun. Worth every penny if you're at all interested in tennis .

Hard to get a bad seat. Arrive early and wander the grounds with your drinks.

Lots of new pop up bars and even a few restaurants on the grounds this year. Definitely an improvement overall from years prior.

Wonderful to experience the US Open , but luxury comes at a price.

Get to the practice courts early to see a popular player. It gets very crowded .

Check out the Heineken House! Richard Sandoval's Maya restaurant also has a stand here.

The New York Empires play here!

Working out at night isn't so bad ...great tennis courts for cheap !

Can't wait to see Serena and Nadal play one of the best things about the city

Not a bad seat anywhere. However what happened to the crepes ? I was looking forward to those. Also, AMEX is NOT connected with Ralph Lauren any longer - bummer.

A great area! Home of the U.S. Open

Every Court brings up a host of memories. Good Times!

Sunblock, water bottle to fill up at the fountains , hat

They have a terrific kids tennis program.

Great venue!

Get two honey deuces!

Reserve a court to play a couple hours of tennis !

The US Open is Classic Summer in New York.

We are finally here time to play some tennis

See or play tennis !

Bring a hat

Speechless!!!

What a final us woman's 2013

Chill out .