Is There A Roof Over Arthur Ashe Stadium

New york usta officials unveiled artist renderings and timelines for the implementation of a retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium on thursday morning a drastic change and major.

Is there a roof over arthur ashe stadium. With the completion of the retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium and the other enhancements on campus the billie jean. That the sun would shine. Metal umbrella around and over the. Open s new retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium closed for the first time on wednesday but the noise it.

Arthur ashe stadium is a tennis stadium at flushing meadows corona park in queens new york city part of the usta billie jean king national tennis center it is the main stadium of the us open tennis tournament and the largest tennis stadium in the world with a capacity of 23 771. Construction on the 150 million project began in 2013. The stadium s location. In the end there was probably only one certainty.

In july 2008 the usta billie jean king national tennis center and arthur ashe stadium hosted its first ever non tennis event when the new york liberty of the women s national basketball association wnba played in the liberty outdoor classic. But there was a catch. New roof atop arthur ashe stadium creates noisy atmosphere at u s. As the spectacular new retractable roof over arthur ashe stadium makes its debut at this tournament the weather.

Rain is no longer an issue for the us open. In addition to the new roof the stadium features new seating for 23 771 fans state of the art broadcast and audio systems 90 luxury suites five restaurants including media and player dining and a two level players lounge. A retractable roof at arthur ashe stadium will make its debut at this year s united states open in queens. Arthur ashe stadium s new retractable roof is a feat of engineering that stands on its own literally.

The stadium is named after arthur ashe winner of the 1968 inaugural us open the first in which. 2008 the game itself was the first ever professional basketball regular season game ever played outdoors in the usa by either men or women.