Today starts the US Open Tennis tournament that will bring some of the biggest names in tennis to the New York area:

The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is located in Flushing, in the New York City borough of Queens and has been the home of the US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament played every year in August and September. According to the United States Tennis Association, the center is the 2nd largest public tennis facility in the world with 22 courts inside the facility and 11 more in the adjoining park. All 33 courts have used the DecoTurf cushioned acrylic surface since the facility was built in 1978.

Located across from Shea Stadium in Queens, the tennis center is open for play 11 months out of the year (closed during inclement weather and in August/September due to the US Open), barring tournaments the USTA holds (such as junior and wood-racket competitions). The center is open to the public for $16 per hour.┬á Cont – USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center – Wikipedia

United States Tennis Association – National Tennis Center

The US Open 2008 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM

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