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The US Open is Still Unwatchable

So this year I once again made the annual Labor Day weekend trip to New York to eat food and watch tennis, though as the years have gone on it's become more food-focused and much less tennis-focused. This has primarily been to the American fan base that shows up to the US Open.

I understand that the home crowd will support the home player, but the behavior of American fans borders on rudeness, especially in the sport of tennis. Fans will applaud when the opposing player faults on the first serve, and will continue to call out during the service motion or unnecessarily during the point. This year was the first time I went to Louis Armstrong Stadium as opposed to Arthur Ashe Stadium, and the atmosphere was significantly better. All those loud casual "I want to do the prestigious stadium and only see the top players" fans will go to Ashe and as a result, fans who follow the game more closely will end up all over the complex instead of just one stadium. Even when John Isner was playing at Armstrong, the crowd was much more respectful for his opponent, Milos Raonic. As a side note, Armstrong also has much better air circulation than Ashe, as anyone who watched matches on Ashe saw players dripping sweat (Coric, anyone?).

Otherwise when I'm watching on TV or streaming it, the US Open is the only grand slam I watch on mute all the time.