NEW YORK (AP) – Mother Nature will no longer be a problem at the U.S. Open.
The U.S. Tennis Association on Tuesday unveiled the new retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows.
The roof will be ready when the U.S Open begins on Aug. 29. The men’s final was delayed a day until Monday because of rain for five straight years from 2008-12.
USTA officials had long maintained that adding a roof over Ashe wasn’t feasible. But in 2013, architectural firm Rossetti drew up a workable plan.
“Here at the Billie Jean Tennis Center, we are making the impossible happen,” USTA executive director Gordon Smith said.