点评:I attended IW Tennis Tournament for 3 consecutive days - final day qualifying and both days of round one. A truly great tennis experience.
I had ground passes for all days but for my last day I traded up for a ticket to court 1. The box office were really helpful and took off the amount I had already paid for the ground pass.
To get maximum value I recommend getting to venue about 9.00 a.m. Queue was small then and they let people in at 9.45. In the queue I researched who was playing on which practice court and then when I got in went straight there and got an excellent seat to watch an hour of top pro tennis hitting. Then I headed to the match I wanted to see in enough time.
Food is expensive $20-30ish but I thought quality was good. Beer was a mad price compared to UK where I am from $16 a can but it still was worth it for a truly great pleasure to watch great tennis while sipping beer in the sun. Plenty of places to refill water. Considering the affordability of ground passes and what that gives you access to then on the round I think the higher prices for other stuff is fine and the whole experience is great value.
You strictly aren't allowed to bring in food to the venue but plenty of people seemed to be smuggling in snacks of some sort (nuts, fruit) which I think is good to do as you can keep yourself fuelled and then manage when you might want to eat when it suits you.
It is busy but the days I went not crazy busy. If you plan what you want to see using available apps you can get so much out of the experience. Re-entry wrist bands are easily acquired. It did get cold in the evening so if you are planning on staying late bring layers. You could pack food or more clothes in your car and go out and back in again if you wanted to max out value.
I came out from UK to see an old friend in San Francisco but timed it so I could visit IW Tennis Tournament and I cannot recommend this highly enough if you are a tennis fan. The experience may be different on later days in the tournament i.e. how busy it gets and which tennis pros you might be able to see. I hope to get there again some day.
翻译:我连续三天参加了 IW 网球锦标赛 - 最后一天的资格赛和第一轮的两天。这真是一次很棒的网球体验。
我有所有日子的场地通行证,但最后一天我换了一张 1 号球场的门票。售票处非常乐于助人,从我已经支付的场地通行证费用中扣除了。
为了获得最大的价值,我建议在上午 9 点左右到达场地。那时排队的人很少,他们 9 点 45 分就让人进去了。在排队的时候,我研究了谁在哪个练习场上打球,然后一进去就直接去了那里,得到了一个绝佳的座位,观看了一个小时的顶级职业网球击球。然后我及时去看了我想看的比赛。
食物很贵,大约 20-30 美元,但我认为质量很好。与我在英国 16 美元一罐相比,啤酒的价格很疯狂,但还是值得的,因为在阳光下一边喝啤酒一边观看精彩的网球比赛是一种真正的享受。有很多地方可以补充水。考虑到地面通行证的价格以及在比赛中你能进入哪些地方,我认为其他东西的价格更高是可以接受的,整个体验非常超值。
严格来说,你不允许将食物带入场地,但很多人似乎偷偷带入某种零食(坚果、水果),我认为这样做很好,因为你可以保持能量,然后在适合的时候安排你想吃的东西。
这里很忙,但我去的那几天并没有忙得不可开交。如果你使用可用的应用程序计划你想看的东西,你可以从这次体验中获得很多。再入场腕带很容易获得。晚上确实很冷,所以如果你打算待到很晚,请带上几层衣服。如果你想获得最大的价值,你可以在车里装上食物或更多的衣服,出去再回来。
我从英国出来看望旧金山的一位老朋友,但我安排了时间去参观 IW 网球锦标赛,如果你是网球迷,我强烈推荐你去那里。比赛后期的体验可能会有所不同,比如比赛有多忙以及你可能会看到哪些网球职业选手。我希望有一天能再次去那里。