FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — The gate-minders at Court 13 erected barriers to control the ticket-holders racing over from 10,103-seat Louis Armstrong Stadium, desperate for a spot on bleachers designed to hold 584. Those who made it inside Court 13 before an usher shouted, “No more people!” got the rare privilege of watching world-class tennis in a high school-size venue Thursday at the U.S.
U.s. Open 2011: Andy Roddick Advances As Event Races To Make Up For Rain Delays
Liz Clarke, Washington Post
Thu, 09/08/2011 - 6:26pm
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