Chapter 245: Schedule

Arthur Ashe Stadium, the world's largest tennis court recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, will never forget the shocking sensation of its almost terrifying size.

The U.S. Open's No. 1 Centre Court was officially opened in 1997, and this year marks its 20th anniversary. With a capacity of more than 23,000 spectators, Arthur Ashe Stadium also added its own retractable roof in 2016, following the roofing of the other three Grand Slam centre courts. With the roof completely closed, Arthur Ashe Court is the world's largest indoor tennis court.

Surrounding the lowest pitch, Arthur Ashe's spectator seats are made up of irregular octagonal shapes. The length of the seats parallel to the four sidelines of the pitch is longer, while the length of the seats directly opposite the four pitches is shorter, so that when viewed from the air, Arthur Ashe Stadium is more like an oval bowl.

Counting from the VIP boxes on the sidelines, Arthur Ashe Stadium has a total of four levels of stands from top to bottom. Each level of grandstand is superimposed on the extension of the next level, and standing in the center of the stadium and looking around, there is a sense of grandeur as the grandstand stretches out into the sky.

Standing on the highest floor of the stands, the tennis court that the spectators can see at this time is several times smaller than what they can see in the VIP box. Not only that, but even the players on the field fall into their eyes, just like the people in Lilliputia. The only way to see the expressions on the faces of the players on the pitch from this position is through two huge screens hanging at each end of the pitch.

However, such a high-level position that does not seem to be suitable for watching live matches is always hard to find when it comes to key events at the US Open. Rather than the exorbitant ticket prices of VIP boxes, choosing the high-rise stands seems to be a more practical option for tennis fans who cannot afford the exorbitant fares.

On the day of the full start of the US Open men's and women's singles quarterfinals, Adams, an ordinary tennis fan, came to Flushing Tennis Park early in the morning. He didn't book tickets for today's game before, but as an avid cow fan, he booked tickets for tomorrow's Cow Center Court online early, ready to cheer for his idol on the spot.

However, the overwhelming coverage of Pansey in the American media in the past two days has made him very interested in the Chinese player. On the spur of the moment, he decided to head to Flushing Tennis Park and try his luck to see if he could get a ticket to Arthur Ashe Court that night.

However, when he came to the ticket office of the tennis center, he saw the first sign that the Arthur Ashe Court was all sold out today. This came as a bit of a surprise to him, as in his previous experience of watching football games live, there are usually some tickets for the highest stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium for sale in the quarter-finals.

He didn't give up, and instead started the idea of a scalper on the spot. As long as you are willing to spend some price, these powerful ticket sellers can get you tickets for almost all games and positions.

However, after coming into contact with a few ticket sellers, Adams was completely dead set on watching Pancic's game today. Because the price of the highest stand given by those ticket sellers is even higher than the price of the second grandstand he bought tomorrow. This kind of fare that greatly exceeded his psychological expectations, he could not accept it under any circumstances.

But what made him even more speechless was that after he shook his head and refused, other fans did not hesitate to buy those sky-high tickets. As a result, there are not many tickets left in the hands of ticket sellers.

"Crazy, these people must be crazy!" Shaking his head, Adams could only silently accept the results of watching the live match on the big outdoor screen in the tennis center.

It was on this match day that the 2017 U.S. Open's Centre Court, Arthur Ashe Court, was 100% full for the first time. Since the match between Dawei and Querrey was scheduled for the night game, the night game tickets were sold out first. Fans who had no choice but to turn to the next best thing to grab the remaining matinee tickets.

And the schedule of the four men's and women's singles quarterfinals on this day also took a lot of thought from the US Open organizing committee. The first matinee match was played by Spain's Busta, the 12th seed, against Argentina's Schwartzman, the 29th seed. Since these two players are not very well-known, and neither is an American player, it is most appropriate to use such a less attractive men's singles match as an appetizer.

In the second game of the matine, due to the appearance of American teenager Stevens, its attention immediately increased by several levels. The black female has long been seen as the successor to the Williams sisters, but the previous period of sluggish performances has disappointed American fans. And when he came to the US Open, Stevens, who was suddenly inspired to be in the strongest form, easily swept the advance in the first few rounds, bringing great surprises to the American audience.

With the matinee schedule out of the way, let's take a look at the most high-profile night games. In the first game of the night, the evergreen tree of world tennis, who has carried the banner of American women's tennis for nearly 20 years with his sister, will be the first to appear. Her opponent is two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova of the Czech Republic. This confrontation between the old and new meadow queens, after all, collided with countless sparks, and the offensive war was about to break out.

And when this match is over, Quirrey and Panci will be scheduled to play in the finale. This match can be called the most watched game by Americans in the quarterfinals, and its popularity even exceeds that of cows and natto games, attracting countless American fans to watch the game. It is precisely because of this Sino-US war, which has countless highlights, that the 2017 US Open finally set off the first wave of big ** since the start of the tournament.

Just as the whole country in the United States was eagerly awaiting the arrival of this key battle, Chinese tennis fans thousands of miles away could not sit still. According to the U.S. Open schedule, Pansic's match will start at 10 a.m. Beijing time. At this time, it is almost impossible for people who are still on weekdays to be able to watch the game.

However, after the crazy publicity of various domestic media during this time, Pan Xiqi's quarterfinals battle has even risen to the height of safeguarding national dignity, how can those domestic tennis fans be willing to miss it.

For a while, many tennis fans crossed the sea to show their powers, and they found a lot of ways to watch the game. Even on Weibo, there was a topic of how to skip work to watch Pansic's game.

With the preparation of Chinese and American fans, the Sino-US war is about to break out! Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future