The U.S. Open, starting Aug. 26, is a two-week TennisCon that will draw upwards of 700,000 fans. For those planning to attend, here are various insider’s tips—culled from previous years with some new ones thrown in. Thanks to more than 200 of you who weighed in…
• 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, Daniel Rapaport and yours truly.
• Tennis Channel’s daily U.S. Open pregame show starts at 8 a.m. EST and—conflicts aside and disclosed—it’s good fun and crackling television.