Us Open Roof Plans

Us open officials say they are ready to develop plans for a roof over arthur ashe stadium but any decision remains some time away.

Us open roof plans.

Lacking a roof where relatively strong and unpredictable winds could occur inside the stadium events were vulnerable to inclement weather and five straight years of rain delays occurred during the us open men s singles final from 2008 to 2012. The men s final was delayed a day until monday because of rain for five straight years. United states tennis association chief executive arlen kantarian said. The united states tennis association plans to have a roof over ashe stadium by 2016 or 2017 and one on a new 15 000 seat armstrong stadium by 2018.

Roger federer sees the return to a sunday men s final at the u s. The men s final has been played on a monday for. But the estimated 100m cost of a roof remains a major issue. Open s biggest stadium possibly as soon as.

I would say at this point it s a question of when as opposed to if. Open and the decision to build a roof as big improvements for the tournament. Usta reveals plans to build retractable roof over centre court at arthur ashe stadium in flushing meadows a retractable roof will be added to the u s. The us open tennis championships offers a variety of ticket plans.

Arthur ashe unveils shiny new roof as slams continue to. Although the french open s expansion plans have been hampered by the limited capacity of roland garros and by opposition. Get great seats for multiple days or become a full series subscriber and secure tickets for every match in arthur ashe stadium plus learn about the additional benefits for all us open ticket plans. This year s event has been disrupted by rain and an extra day s play will be required for the second year running.