{"id":44786,"date":"2022-08-27T15:20:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T15:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44786"},"modified":"2025-04-02T17:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T17:36:28","slug":"us-open-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44786","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=38397\">year&#8217;s Open<\/a>\u00a0is from Aug 29 to Sept 11, has <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/tennis\/us-open-2022-top-seeds-prize-money-schedule-timings-past-winners-draw-preview\/article65809858.ece\">$60,102,000<\/a>\u00a0prize purse, with $2.6m to the two winners in singles. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44164\">Last year<\/a>\u00a0was $57m\/$2.5m, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=43442\">2020<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0$53m\/$3m.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#usopen2022 #QualifyingRound @ #Armstrong\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SafXj6Crfjs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44806\">Day 1<\/a> Serena def\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Danka_Kovini%C4%87\">Danka Kovini\u0107<\/a>\u00a06-3, 6-3<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44855\">Day 2<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44828\">Day 8<\/a>, Gauff defeat Zhang Shuai<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=44834\">Day 11<\/a>, men&#8217;s doubles semi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0757-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-44801 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0757-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><sup>Getting ready for the opening day, driving in the last nail <\/sup><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The biggest news is that Serena is retiring after this tourney. So, this is the last. Where she won her first in 1999, as a 17 years old girl &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serena_Williams\">two weeks shy<\/a> of her 18th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Perks from the sponsors<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chase Lounge is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0821.png\">booked out<\/a>\u00a0solid:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0840.jpg\">two days after<\/a> they opened up for reservation. I thought I&#8217;m early.<\/li>\n<li>Amex Lounge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A part sunshine, part cloud and part of rain. Declines figs freshly off the tree. We also got wontons &amp; beancurd from Flushing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0759-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0759-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0760-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0760-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0764-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0764-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We stayed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=42343\">Louis Armstrong<\/a>, watching the pros practicing, also wait out the occasion rains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0762-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0762-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0787-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0787-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=40567\">A view<\/a> of NY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=46743\">Mets<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=11744\">Citifield<\/a> from Armstrong Stadium. A nice tattoo on the coach&#8217;s arm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0796-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0796-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0799-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0799-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0779-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0779-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exit to parking lot, flowers and the benches by the City park courts that now used as the practice court for the tourney.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0803-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0803-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0800-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0800-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0801-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-44798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_0801-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s Open\u00a0is from Aug 29 to Sept 11, has $60,102,000\u00a0prize purse, with $2.6m to the two winners in singles. Last year\u00a0was $57m\/$2.5m, and 2020\u00a0was\u00a0$53m\/$3m. Day 1 Serena def\u00a0Danka Kovini\u0107\u00a06-3, 6-3 Day 2, Day 8, Gauff defeat Zhang Shuai Day 11, men&#8217;s doubles semi Getting ready for the opening day, driving in the last nail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44786\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}