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U.S. Open 2008
This
years US Open is expected to attract a record crowd of over
650,000 fans as more than 250 of the worlds top tennis players
from over 60 countries compete in this two-week event.
The 2008 US
Open will be held from Monday, August 25 through Sunday, September
7. Arthur
Ashe Kids Day presented by Hess, a full-day tennis and
music festival for children and families, will kick off the US
Open for the 13th consecutive year and will take place on Saturday,
August 25. Tickets for the 2008 US Open and Arthur Ashe Kids
Day can be purchased:
- at USOpen.org
- by calling
Ticketmaster at 1-866-OPEN-TIX
- at all
Ticketmaster outlets
- at the
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center box office in New
York City.
Tune in to
CBS Sunday, August 24, from 12:00 1:30 p.m. (ET) for the
Arthur Ashe Kids Day television broadcast!
The 2008 US Open will have day sessions beginning at 11 a.m. and
night sessions beginning at 7 p.m. from Monday, August 25 through
the quarterfinals on Thursday, September 4. Finals Weekend will
feature the Womens Singles Semifinals on Friday, September
5; the Mens Singles Semifinals on Saturday, September 6;
the Womens Singles Final in primetime at 8 p.m. on Saturday,
September 6; and the Mens Singles Final at 4 p.m. on Sunday,
September 7.
The USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center box office hours are Monday
Friday, 9 a.m. 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m. 4
p.m. The box office will be closed Sundays and July 4. US Open
individual ticket prices range from $22 to $99, while prices for
Arthur Ashe Kids Day presented by Hess range from $10 to
$20. For ticket plan availability, group sales, disabled seating
and other US Open ticket information, call the USTA ticket office
at 718-760-6200.
The 2008 US
Open will mark the culmination of the US
Open Series, the six-week summer tennis season linking all
major ATP and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments in North America
to the US Open. Last year, more than 95 million viewers watched
the US Open on CBS Sports and USA Network, while international
broadcasts reached 180 countries.
In 2007, Roger
Federer US Open title with a dramatic and hard-fought, 7-6
(4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Serb Novak Djokovic that might
not be broken this century: going back-to-back-to-back-to-back
at Wimbledon and the US Open four consecutive times.
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