9/5 and 9/6, Thursday and Friday tickets: 2-for-1 specials

Looking for great deals for Thursday and Friday tickets?

Sometimes the rain we had on Tues and Wed can work out for the best for those people who have tickets for Thursday and Friday sessions.

Remember there are $26 tickets available for both days with our ticketmaster promo codes

Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)[8] vs. David Ferrer (ESP)[4] (9/6 @ 1:30 PM)

The last men's quarter-final will be played NLT 1:30 PM. Also now with Federer out of the draw as of last night, the men's field is wide open! That was a terrific match between Berdych and Federer - who knows, maybe this is the year that Murray will finally win his first major?!

Also on the women's side, many are predicting a Serena vs Sharapova face-off and rematch.

Also, you'll be able to see both Men's and Women's Doubles semi-finals in the next few days.

Remember that the outer courts will have the top juniors all playing during the day so hopefully you'll be able to see some future stars in action too!

Thurs and Friday - Ticket Deals: 2-for-1 prices still available

• Thursday, Sept 6 - US Open 2 for 1 Ticket Codes
• Friday, Sept 7 - US Open 2 for 1 Ticket Codes
• Super-Saturday and Final Sunday Tickets

Some observations from this year's US Open...

Tennis-Bargains is back from the first week at the US Open 2012 opening weekend!

A few notables US Open 2012 additions and changes we want to highlight for you below. Also, with some US Open insider's guide Part 1 and Part 2 with insights during qualifying week

Court 17 - The "New Grandstand"

• This is brand new and has a very wide bowl, with an interesting top-down seating layout. Definitely  need to check it out if you're at the Open.
• I would say it is my next favorite court (Grandstand, Armstrong, Court 17)...what I label the Trinity of Tennis Courts

Fans Welcome Weekend - Free Close-up Players Practice

• Got to see Roger Federer, Djokovic, Murray, Ferrer, Raonic, Nalbandian, Tsonga, Del Portro, Tipsarevic, Cilic, Monaco FOR FREE!!
• Yep, if you came to visit the US Open this past weekend, you got to see practically every male player in the Top 15 from about 20-30 feet away!
• On the women's side, we were able to see on these courts: Sharapova, Serena Williams, Clisters, Li Na, etc...

Top Food choice this year: Crepes

• About 3/4 the way down the row of the food court area - these crepes come in different meats (chicken, beef, pork, veggie, etc).
• Definitely would recommend trying one for about $11 for a relatively healthy yet tasty choice.
• My favorite, "Le Poulle": The Chicken Crepe ~$11 is one of the best meals on site - good to enjoy when watching a match on the new court 17. Check out this article/review from NY Times.

Thanks to all our fans (both new and old) who are following us!

Check out our YouTube Player Practice Videos and Twitter live feeds with updates about where/when to see your favorite players practicing!

Top Players Practice *Live Updates* plus photos and videos for Arthur Ashe Day!

Tennis-Bargains.com will be posting up *Player Alerts* on Twitter during this entire first US Open weekend! Whenever we spot a top star practicing on a particular court, you'll be the first to get a front row seat and enjoy!

ATP: Federer, Djokovic, Delpo, Fish, Roddick, Hewitt, etc...
WTA: Sharapova, Williams, Azerenka, Stousur and many more...

Follow us on Twitter

This way our fans can instantly get a front row seat to see Federer or Djokovic as soon as they are seen by one of our spotter staff! 

Check out our US Open 2012 Photos & Videos onFlickr

Beat the crowds, and get the practice info first when we release match schedules on Facebook! Plus many more money saving tips!

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US Open 2012 - Ticket Prices, Last Minute Deals and Tips

The US Open 2012 is now officially less than 2 weeks away! Some of your may still be looking for tickets. Unfortunately this year, it seems like the WFANDANGO code did not go live (yet...) for those $15 tickets we were all waiting for!

But fear not, there are still ways to get good deals for this year's US Open!

After-market Tickets

The chart below might be helpful if you decide to get a ticket from TicketExchange or Ebay (look for legitimate sellers only) and under $70 for the first week.

Read my tips for buying and selling US Open tickets. I would wait no longer than 3-4 days before your session starts if you need the ticket mailed to you.

Remember that you can sell your unwanted tickets on TicketExchange as well.

US Open Pricing Chart for each session (unofficial)

Below is an unofficial list for prices for all sessions (even with group discounts). It will give you an idea of about how much the fair market value for a particular session should be worth, without fees/shipping.

Unofficial US Open Tickets Pricing (with Group Discount)

Tournament Dates	Arthur Ashe Price (Upper Promenade)	Grounds Admission Price (Unassigned Seating)
Monday, 8/27 Day	$60	$54
Monday, 8/27 Eve	$32	N/A
Tuesday, 8/28 Day	$60	$54
Tuesday, 8/28 Eve	$24	N/A
Wednesday, 8/29 Day	$60	$54
Wednesday, 8/29 Eve	$24	N/A
Thursday, 8/30 Day	$69	$64
Thursday, 8/30 Eve	$49	N/A
Friday, 8/31 Day	$69	$64 - Sold Out
Friday, 8/31 Eve	$49	N/A
Saturday, 9/1 Day	$69 - Sold Out	$64 - Sold Out
Saturday, 9/1 Eve	$49	N/A
Sunday, 9/2 Day	$69 - Sold Out	$64 - Sold Out
Sunday, 9/2 Eve	$49	N/A
Monday, 9/3 Day	$69	$64 - Sold Out
Monday, 9/3 Eve	$49	N/A
Tuesday, 9/4 Day	$52	N/A
Tuesday, 9/4 Eve	$74	N/A
Wednesday, 9/5 Day	$52	N/A
Wednesday, 9/5 Eve	$74	N/A
Thursday, 9/6 Day	$52	N/A
Thursday, 9/6 Eve	$74	N/A
Friday, Sept. 7 Day	$80	N/A
Saturday, Sept. 8 Day	$89 - Sold Out	N/A
Saturday, Sept. 8 Eve	$89	N/A
Sunday, Sept. 9 Day	$89 - Sold Out

Free Tennis - Qualifiers Week, Opening Weekend, Arthur Ashe Day

8/21-8/24: Watch the Qualification matches played for free during the week

8/25: Free to enter grounds and watch players practicing; or $7 Ashe tickets with CBS promo code

8/26: Open practice day; free to enter and watch the pros practice

If any more last minute promos pop up, we will be sure to post them here for our fans:

http://jc10s.com/TennisCoupons

Watching Tennis is more fun (plus cheaper) when you bring friends, family - 4-pack sale plus $25 back offer

How to get Citi Open Tickets 40% OFF - only about $36/ticket for the Finals!!

See our full Citi Open Coverage, previews and photos here!

Citi Open is now Washington DC's biggest tennis event for both ATP men and WTA women. It is also the next stop on the US Open Series, leading up to the US Open 2012 grand slam coming up next month.

Tickets at the box office this week (July 30-Aug 5) are priced $45-$55/ticket.

Tennis-Bargains can help you get them down to $31-$36 for any session you want; plus you can even get $25 back with one tweet* (exp 9/30)!

Citi Open Ticket Prices

Session#	Box Seats	Reserved Seats	4-Pack Seats
3-6	$70	$45	$31
7-9	$75	$50	$33
10	$80	$55	$36

Triple Play Tips for Savings is like "A-B-C"

A) Activate: *Get $25 off $75* promo deal - use Twitter or Facebook (offers exp 9/30*)
B) Buy in Bulk: save 40% on "4-pack" of tickets - Ticketmaster Link (see below)
C) get Credit back: for selling off unused tickets - TicketExchange Link for Fans

Step-by-Step Instructions for Discounted Tickets

1. Go to the Ticketmaster Citi Open Page
2. Select the Session / Date you want
   (ex: Session 3 is first round, Session 10 is the Final)
3. Under Ticket Options,
   Check the "Me+3 4-Pack Offer" check-box ONLY
4. Continue selecting 4 Seats total
   Note: yes they are nosebleed seats but if you are planning to see only non-stadium matches, it's not a problem. It's "first come first serve" seating on the Grandstand and all other side courts.
5. Make sure you activated your Ticketmaster Deal and get a confirmation for $25 credit email
6. Congrats, you just saved over 40% on your tennis tickets! Your buddies will thank you =)

Sell Extra Tickets - use credit to get other sessions or future tickets

**Don't let your unused tickets go to waste!** - Another fan is probably looking for one, especially on sold-out days.

• Did you know you can set your own price for re-sell on any online tickets you buy on TicketExchange? Tickets are bought and sold cheaply here every day, but not many people know it even exists.
• Other fans may post up their extra tickets for a great deal that you may want to attend.

Check current Citi Open Ticket buy/sell prices here

Discount Days

• Mon, July 30 is 2-for-1 USTA Members Day
• Sat, Aug 4 is Military Appreciation Day - Free entry for all active duty and retired members, family. Plus our heroes get free 2-for-1 tickets, any day of the week.
• See all special events days here.

Extra Bonus and Tips

If you followed my advice and still have that 50% Off Ticketmaster Gift Card we announced previously, you can save even more! It was a $100 TM gift card you could buy for $50.

For food choices at Citi Open

I recommend the Basil Chicken entree at the Thai place. Most of the staff are pretty friendly and seems like the business place in the food court area. Gets busy around lunch/dinner, so try to go early and get a place to sit!

The Art of Ticket Resell - secure great US Open Tickets (even for "sold-out" sessions)

TicketMaster is the key to safe exchanges. Recommended for fans who are still trying to get into sold-out sessions or even looking to shop for a better deal than the full retail price.

Most importantly, these tickets are verified as genuine by Ticketmaster and reissued in your name - so someone cannot simply print out multiple copies and sell them.


My advice: Buy only from sellers with good ratings and reviews or accept only digital tickets that can only be used on your mobile phone!

Sun 9/1	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS
	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Mon 9/2	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS				Ground
	Round of 16 Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS			💰💰
Tue 9/3	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS		💰		Ground
	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Wed 9/4	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	12:00pm	TICKETS		💰
	Quarterfinal Men's/Women's	7:00pm	TICKETS
Thu 9/5	Women's Singles Semifinals	7:00pm	TICKETS
Fri 9/6	Women's Db-Final/Men's Semis	12:00pm	TICKETS	🔥
Sat 9/7	Men's Singles 2nd Semifinals	12:00pm	TICKETS
Sun 9/8	Men's/Women's Singles Final	1:00pm	TICKETS	🔥

Last Minute Tickets - Transfer possible after gates open at 10AM?

Note: Ticketmaster stops ticket sales for that day once the event starts...

Some possible ways around to make a mid-day purchase?

• Ticketmaster Discount Codes
  
  
• StubHub has fewer tickets - but sometimes a deal or two
  • TM has the originals, but some fans trade tickets here indirectly
  • Make sure you check the totals *after all fees*
     
• SeatGeek shows their lowest listed price for each day
  • Use our "TENNISBARGAINS" $20 OFF $100 Code

Q: Need to switch to a  different ticket? How do you "exchange" Tickets?

A: Officially, Ticketmaster will not let you refund or exchange directly back to them.

However, if someone decides they cannot attend and wants tickets for a different date, the best way is to try to resell them through Ticket Exchange and buy ones you can use with your credit. This is basically the best way you can "trade" tickets for the US Open. It is a huge marketplace.

1) After you create and log in with your Ticketmaster account, go to "My US Open Account Manager," and it will show electronically what tickets you have available to be sold or transferred.


2) Select the seat that you want to sell and the price you want to sell it. After your tickets are sold, you will receive credit for most of the sale price you set - which you can use to buy other tickets that you can watch!

Setting your Ticket Price

My advice is not to set the sale price too high, if you want to get your money back fast. If you are one of the lowest prices, your tickets will get bought even faster. Do a little research on the "Buy Tickets" page to see how much they are going for, and try to beat that price by a few dollars.

Seller's Tip:
You can even set it so that if nobody buys your ticket at your price within a certain time, you can get an email notification so you can still go use them instead! Good when the weather is iffy. Also, you can forward them to your friend's email (as a last-minute tennis gift).

Tennis-Bargains Tip for Season Plans and Mini-Plans Holders

For those who want to see several consecutive sessions of tennis. In the past, what I have done is bought the full plan season tickets and after selling or gifting away half of my unused tickets, I had enough credit to buy a full 2nd year of season tickets! This is useful if you want to sell night tickets and just keep the day tickets, for example.

Tennis-Bargains Giveaways - Email Tickets to our Fans

TicketExchange is what I used to offer free tickets instantly to our Tennis-Bargains winners.

• Miguel S. (Queens, NY) - last week 7/15
• Piyush (Hoboken, NJ) - this week 7/22.
  In the example above, I just select the tickets I want to send, and just forward them to their email address. Both of them received Men's/Women's QF tickets. They just print them out and show them at the gate with their unique bar-codes and enjoy!

Try Resale Tickets from other fans - check in Aug for great bargains!

50% off US Open Tickets Promo code and "VIP" tickets

US Open Special Event Tickets

We thought we would share some tips on the best way to guarantee that you'll be able to see the top players in action, even if you only have just one day to visit NYC and the US Open.

We have the secret on how you can still buy those tickets right now for 50% off - until they are sold out. Also you will be sitting closer to the top stars in Arthur Ashe Stadium (ex: Row 1-2) for much, much less than those $1,000+ celebrity seats you see during the finals.

How can you buy these "VIP" tickets and get special event access???

More US Open ticket promo codes:
http://jc10s.com/Tennis_Coupons

Hint: I've sprinkled a few clues about more promo codes and special events hidden in some of my previous posts.  Buy US Open Tickets Here

Tips to Maximize US Open Ticket Deals (valid July only)

1. Activate Twitter Bonus: Amex $25 credit on $75 Ticketmaster Purchase with tweet #AmexTM25 (exp 7/31)
2. Use Promo Codes for 50% off tickets or get closer with "preferred seating" Amex tickets
   Try getting Grounds Passes during most popular days (Labor Day weekend)
3. Enjoy the US Open!

US Open Advice and Deals

• Where to stay for US Open in NYC - Get free night(s) stay in Flushing, NY
• How to enjoy your first US Open - Tips for new tennis fans and US Open fans
• Catch a Broadway Show in NYC - Find tickets before they get sold out

Tennis-Bargains US Open Tickets Giveaway

We will also be giving away free tickets (GA Row 2 at Ashe Stadium) to this year's special event.

The more Facebook Fans we get in July, the more tickets we will be giving away!

Please check back, tell your tennis friends to like and we'll see which fans will win this year!

Tips for Tennis in the Summer Heat

A message from Tennis-Bargains.com (7/1):

With the major weekend heat and storms knocking out power throughout the area, I just wanted to say that we are so very grateful to all the men and women who have served this country as we approach our nation's Independence Day. It is definitely a good time to hang out at a mall or pool to keep cool and off the roads.

I hope everyone has a terrific 4th of July in the USA and can enjoy a cool holiday.

- JC

Here are some of my tennis tips for surviving the hot, humid conditions this summer:

• Get up early - I love to practice and play just after sunrise (6-9AM is coolest) 
• Try to find courts with a bit of shade (even if it is just nearby, it will help a lot)
• Use an ice bag and have an insulated bag and/or cooler on changeovers
• Drink lots of water and a sports drink
• Do not over push yourself and know when to take a break
• If the air quality is Code Red in your area, do not play - if you're not a pro, it's not worth it.

For more tips, please refer to these USTA tips.

US Open - Amex Pre-sale Codes (June 5-9) as low as $22

US Open Advice and Deals

• Where to stay for US Open in NYC - Get free night(s) stay in Flushing, NY
• How to enjoy your first US Open - Tips for new tennis fans and US Open fans
• Catch a Broadway Show in NYC - Find tickets before they get sold out

US Open Tickets and Promos Update (June 5 - 9):

$22.00 US Open Tennis Tickets

American Express Pre-Sale with Buy One, Get One Deal - use promo code "incentur":

US $16.00 Ticket + US $6.00 Fees = US $22.00

American Express® Cardmember Buy One Get One (Max 8, Multiples of 2). First Week, Evening Sessions. Limited Quantities.

US Open - Ticket Promos with offer code/password: "incentur"

For more updated codes this summer, sign up to our US Open Promos Email List!

American Express Card Bonuses

• American Express® Card member Presale - ($65-$95 for Ashe Tickets)
• American Express® Preferred Seating - ($35+) Slightly closer seats
• VIP Labor Day Weekend Hospitality Package - Hotel and Premium Seats packages

Check back at Tennis-Bargains.com for more US Open Ticket deals, promos and freebie tips this summer!

French Open tickets for under 20 euros; plus other gifts from Paris

Nadal: Rome Champion

Congrats to Rafael Nadal for winning his 6th Masters' 1000 Rome Championship today! We're now 6 days away from the 2nd Grand Slam of 2012, the French Open.

Here are some Tennis-Bargain tips to see some great tennis in Paris. It's the weather's perfect in Europe during this time of the year!

Official French Open Gear and Gifts

Even without traveling to France, here are some cool souvenirs you can buy for any tennis friends and family:

• Official French Open Tennis Balls (Babloat)
• Babolat French Open (Limited Edition) Tennis Bag
• Bottle of Red Clay from Rolland Garros (Official Store)

How to See the French Open for 20 Euro's

If you're looking for a way to get into the French Open, see Rafa up close at the main stadium and get a ticket to a Grand Slam event for around 20 Euro's, here's how I did it a few years ago! The best time to see lots of the top players in action is this upcoming opening weekend, before any top seeds have been eliminated.

Children's day (May 26, 2012)

The Roland Garros children's day, formerly known as Benny Berthet Day, was first held back in 1977 and is a highly enjoyable event which raises money for good causes. This year it will be held on 26 May. Top players who will be at the tournament take part in one-set exhibition matches on the three show courts (Philippe Chatrier, Suzanne Lenglen and No.1). It is very much a dress rehearsal, with umpires and ball-kids, and it is a wonderful opportunity for fans to come and watch their favorite players whilst helping those less fortunate at the same time.