NY Tennis Open
 

We are thinking of taking in the NY Tennis Open this year. We have been to the Australian Open and The French Open. We usually go just 2 days and want to see other sights and do other things as well while we are there.
We were in NYC 8 yrs. ago and stay at the Cosmopolitan, very resonable, and found the hotel and the location great! I check to see what it would cost now and it has doubled! Now we are thinking about staying outside the city. I am looking for suggestions. We will take public transportation to get in and out of the city and elsewhere.
We like to get the biggest bang for our buck when looking for a hotel. We don't need the Ritz, but would like clean, safe and close to train etc.
Thank you in advance,
Suzyque

The open is served by the 7 (Flushing) subway line - which also goes through Long Island City. the tick is finding a hotel that you like that it close to the 7 subway stops. Not sure what their prices will be like when the open in on - they are usually somewhat less than the modest hotels in Manhattan. But the area is mixed and probably not a place you will want to spend much time.

First, there is no NY Tennis Open, the competition is the United States Open Championships, and is the US Open. Searching for information with the wrong label may mean you won't find what you're seeking.

Second, if you stay outside the city anywhere except Long Island, you will have a LONG travel time to the matches because they are in Queens at the penultimate stop on the 7 train so if you're coming from NJ or Westchester, the commute to the tennis grounds will be long. Your best bet, as NYtraveler said, is to get a hotel near the 7 train, probably in Long Island City.

Third, the US Open is the only one of the big four tennis tournaments that runs both a day and evening session. Tickets are separate for the two. The evening sessions are usually scheduled for top tennis players so that the network carrying the matches will get better ratings. The night matches are also renowned for their lively crowds and the general atmosphere. But the day sessions have MANY more matches.

Finally, the concessions at the Tennis Center are brutally expensive, so plan accordingly.

BigRuss has given you a most thorough response to just about any question you might have about the US Open.
I'll just add that I enjoy the first of the two weeks the most, when there are many concurrent matches on the large and small courts and the atmosphere is electric!

>> Third, the US Open is the only one of the big four tennis tournaments that runs both a day and evening session. <<

This is incorrect. Any matches play on Rod Laver Arena (the main stadium) at the Aust Open also have day and night sessions.

Suzyque, I am also planning to go to the US Open this year and my plan is to stay in Manhattan and just use the subway. My plan is to find a hotel with an easy commute to the Time Square-42nd St subway stop so we can get on the subway at the first stop and have a better chance of getting a seat. I am happy for locals to provide feedback on this plan.

I say commute because I am not a fan of TS as a location for a hotel, so will be looking elsewhere.

While Long Island City is an option, it's not that much closer to the tennis stadium to make it an obvious choice when choosing a hotel location. The prices are much cheaper though. :-)

We went to the Open last year. We stayed in Manhattan. Although we didn't take the subway, had I not had a ride to the tennis stadium, I would have, and definitely noticed how convenient it is at the Flushing end -- it's "right there".