The U.S. Open, starting Aug. 27, is a two-week Tennis Woodstock that will draw upwards of 700,000 fans. For those planning to attend, here are various tips—culled from previous years with some new ones thrown in. Thanks to more than 100 of you who weighed in with tips:
• We'll get the icky self-promotion out early. The SI.com tennis page will feature the work of various and sundry colleagues including S.L. Price, Stanley Kay, Jamie Lisanti and yours truly.
• Tennis Channel’s daily U.S. Open pregame show starts at 8 a.m. EST and—conflicts aside—it’s good fun and crackling television.