Aww you should have keep the long reply. I might go again next year for more than just the final day. So, I guess it shouldn't be hard to find the big court. I wish I had planned for Saturday too so I could see some others play. My ideal hope is that Rafa is in the final. He's who I want to see the most. I wanted to get an idea of the distances from parking, the designated drop off spots, etc. Thanks for the Google link. I did try there but must not have looked well enough. I'll look again. Thank you very much for the reply. I think we are going to get a Lyft from the hotel to avoid any stress about finding parking.
Well, I'll resurrect my info...
Referencing the Google maps link I posted, the bank of 3 courts at the top are normally combined into a single court (I believe it's labeled as Grandstand). The single courts to the left & right are practice courts, as is the bank of 4 in the lower right, below the clay courts.
The bubble area at the bottom is another bank of 5 courts, but they only play on 3 of them, using courts 2 & 4 for seating. The one in the middle is normally the bigger of the 3 as far as seating.
Other than the lower levels of Stadium, all seating is pretty much open (i.e., first come, first served). If you go during the week, you can normally 'sneak' into the lower levels during the evening session. Two years ago I was basically courtside for Kyrgios' first round match. We were constantly on TV as his personal box was 2 down from us, so he'd go over & chat w/ them and the camera would follow...
Food & drink is expensive, as you'd imagine. Last year I think I paid $9 for a Stella (It was $8 for a Budweiser, and if I'm spending that much for a beer, I may was well get something halfway decent).
The "best" days to go are normally Tuesday and Wednesday. That is when there are plenty of good matches on the outside courts, along w/ some of the seeds playing. I remember years ago watching a "then little known 17 yr old Aussie" play doubles on one of the smaller courts. That was in '98, and was Hewitt playing with Draper. Two years ago I watched Rublev lose to Gojowczyk on the same court...
Wednesday is probably the best overall as that is when most of the seeds play their 1st round (and I'm hoping Rafa plays that day).
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