Us Open Second Stadium Roof

After suffering successive years of event delays from inclement weather a new lightweight retractable roof was completed in 2016.

Us open second stadium roof.

The stadium is named after arthur ashe winner of the 1968 inaugural us open the first in which professionals could compete. 1 stadium at the u s. When the new armstrong debuts almost the entire campus will have been. Us open set to open second roofed stadium with new armstrong by brian mahoney may 18 2018 gmt construction crews work on the louis armstrong stadium at the billie jean king national tennis center thursday may 17 2018 in new york.

The stadium fits almost entirely in the footprint for the. 2 seed s second win over de minaur in new york having also bested the speedy sydney native in the opening round here in 2017. The us open has the world s biggest tennis stadium. Open is about to be replaced by a better than ever no.

Us open officials ready second roofed stadium. Dominic thiem made history on wednesday night in arthur ashe stadium defeating 21st seed alex de minaur 6 1 6 2 6 4 to become the first austrian ever to reach the semifinals of the us open. The original stadium design completed in 1997 had not included a roof. Usually some form of air conditioning is needed to cool a stadium when the roof isn t open.

Topped by a retractable roof it s the final stage of a five year 600 million project that remade the usta billie jean king national tennis center all without ever interfering with the tournament. It marked the no. When the new armstrong opens for play in august at the us open s 50th anniversary complete for the first time with both a day and night session the us tennis association believes its second stadium will be second to none. Us open set to open second roofed stadium with new armstrong ap new york ap the old no.

And so to improve the viewing experience and not let weather conditions affect the play a retractable roof debuted on the arthur ashe stadium in 2016. The roof over the main arthur ashe stadium has been operational since 2016 the middle of a transformation that included a new grandstand stadium and additional seats on outer courts. Some form of air conditioning is needed to cool a stadium when the roof isn t open.