Finally realized a life-long dream of attending th...

Finally realized a life-long dream of attending the US Open! We took the advice we found on the US Open website, and took the 7 train to Mets-Willet station. It let us out right at the boardwalk-type bridge to the Tennis Center. It wasn't fun standing in line for an hour in the heat and humidity; which we now know was the worst in the history of the tournament there! Of course, we knew we'd have to wait for the day session to end before we'd be admitted for the night session. I wish there were a place to eat just outside the gates. Once inside, we chose tacos from the Angry Taco, and of course, the meal was very expensive. We both had the same chicken tacos; my husband liked his, but I felt the chicken was tough to chew, and dry. Because of the weather, we had to buy multiple bottles of water, which was $5.00 or $6.50 depending on the size of the bottle. There were plenty of restrooms, which always close by. We attended 3 different days, in 3 different sections, and we had a good view from each, 2 times in the Loge section, and one time in the Promenade section at Arthur Ashe. We caught a bit of 2 matches at Louis Armstrong, which was an impressive stadium. The air felt cooler in there than in Arthur Ashe, I'm assuming because of the construction. It was fun watching Rafa up close on a practice court; too bad the black netting over the viewing glass makes good photos impossible. We would have liked to catch some matches on the other courts, but since the viewing areas are small, we'd have had to wait in line until some people left the stands before we could go in, sit down, and watch. Overall, it was great to see so many players in person, and watch matches from the stands instead of just home on the television. Too bad we live 4 hours away in Maryland, or we'd definitely plan to go more often in the future.