I miss Key Biscayne, sorry (not sorry). Also Carlos Alcaraz needs to get out of this funk asap. And let's muse about the gift and the curse of this age in professional tennis: personal branding.
I lived in Delray Beach from 2011-2020, and went every year to the Miami Open from 2012-2019. While it was on Key Biscayne I would do a long weekend stay at or near one of the hotels in Miami that had a shuttle bus provided by the tournament to the site. Key Biscayne was gorgeous and ocean breezes held make the heat tolerable.
The Hard Rock site is not near any hotels and is pretty far inland. If you stay in Miami (or anywhere) there are no shuttle busses for attendees. You either Uber or rent a car if you are from out-of-town (I just drove from home down the highway and paid exorbitant prices for parking).
So many of us were very disappointed with the move and the new setup. The specialness was gone and the prices shot up. Plus Crandon Park was a year-round tennis center - this was obviously a football field.
But we knew the Trust that owns the land on which the Crandon Park tennis center sits blocked through litigation the much-needed repairs and expansion needed for the tournament. The Hard Rock deal was the only way to keep it in Miami.
Oh wow, I had no idea transportation was so bad for the Hard Rock site... Major yikes... You'd think an effort would be made for such a stadium... And yeah tennis on a football field, it's a no for me. Sigh.
Who said I haven't watched one? You indeed go well with Nick Kyrgios in the bad faith department. And, as more people should tell you and him, you are not entitled to anyone's attention time.
And again, the sad thing is you don't know a thing about Nick Kyrgios.
Love this article, thank you very much for including me!
I got to play at Key Biscayne last year and remember thinking how special it must have been as a venue for the Miami Open before it was moved
It was a pleasure! Key Biscayne was something else, tennis-wise... Glad to see some still get to enjoy it!
I think transportation for media is still there (and, of course, for the players). But the stadium is really in the middle of nowhere.
Yeah when they announced the move, we (foreign media) all went to google maps to have a look and...we weren't exactly excited lol
I lived in Delray Beach from 2011-2020, and went every year to the Miami Open from 2012-2019. While it was on Key Biscayne I would do a long weekend stay at or near one of the hotels in Miami that had a shuttle bus provided by the tournament to the site. Key Biscayne was gorgeous and ocean breezes held make the heat tolerable.
The Hard Rock site is not near any hotels and is pretty far inland. If you stay in Miami (or anywhere) there are no shuttle busses for attendees. You either Uber or rent a car if you are from out-of-town (I just drove from home down the highway and paid exorbitant prices for parking).
So many of us were very disappointed with the move and the new setup. The specialness was gone and the prices shot up. Plus Crandon Park was a year-round tennis center - this was obviously a football field.
But we knew the Trust that owns the land on which the Crandon Park tennis center sits blocked through litigation the much-needed repairs and expansion needed for the tournament. The Hard Rock deal was the only way to keep it in Miami.
But it is definitely not the same.
Oh wow, I had no idea transportation was so bad for the Hard Rock site... Major yikes... You'd think an effort would be made for such a stadium... And yeah tennis on a football field, it's a no for me. Sigh.
I think it's rather sad that you don't know a thing about Nick Kyrgios.
Who said I haven't watched one? You indeed go well with Nick Kyrgios in the bad faith department. And, as more people should tell you and him, you are not entitled to anyone's attention time.
And again, the sad thing is you don't know a thing about Nick Kyrgios.
Have a good day! Elsewhere...