The glass panels were dirty. The seating arrangements are confusing and inconvenient.
Great atmosphere but too few entrances, which means that there were long queues.
Bad entrance arrangements
A bit hard to review this event, as one whole day of the two that we had tickets for was completely rained off! Even the first day was interrupted by rain-induced stoppages, but at least we saw 4 matches. It was good to see top-class tennis players close up, and to experience some exciting play. The Thursday sessions on the Centre Court never even started, and it was very cold, wet and dispiriting waiting around for any developments. We think it took the organisers too long to accept the inevitable, given that Centre Court was literally under water in the afternoon! We have been promised a refund, but even the info about this was not given clearly or without seeking help. Some more thought needs to be given to how spectators can be accommodated/informed/helped if it rains heavily and this is forecast well in advance. However, we'd probably give it another go, as potentially it could be a very worthwhile experience.
It is unfortunate. I bought my ticket through a company called VIAGOGO. I am sorry I did. I recommend that they be barred from being a third-party seller of tickets in future. I recommend other tennis fans not use them in future. I was hospitalized in America and thus had to cancel my visit to Barcelona. I tried to return the tickets and receive at least a partial refund. They refused. I tried to sell my ticket. They refused to help. VIAGOGO would do NOTHING for me. A very regrettable experience
Great tennis, saw Djokovic twice and good hospitality. Not very well organised tho because the passages were small and there was constant traffic but overall a great experience. Would recommend 10/10
Perfect
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Belgrade, especially the tennis. However, when the match had finished it was dark and there was no lighting to mark the exit routes making it extremely dangerous going down the steps from the grandstand and to the exit. I have advised the Novak Tennis Centre of this and hope they will rectify this for future tournaments.
I had a great time at the Serbian open. Wish they posted and had better access to the practice courts.
Also, they deed to designate Sections inside the stadium.
I bought a ticket present for my dad. On the second day he entered, there had been a delay due to the strong wind, so he went on a short walk and when he came back he couldn’t enter again with the same ticket (which is for the whole day!) and more - he wasn’t warned about that… so disappointing!
Spent a day at the tournament and had an awesome time. Warm weather but there's shade and water fountains and space to chill out. Indian Wells is beautiful! Staff are super helpful - they help everything run smooth. I enjoyed hanging out at the practice courts watching the players warm-up! Already interested in going again next year!
This is the worst tennis tournament I’ve ever seen. The semi finals were held a day before the finals, that was atrocious. Instead of doing a better job at scheduling, the players were subjected to mental and physical fatigue. The weather conditions were bad enough, but to have the finalist play a day before the finals, shame on this tournament’s coordinators.
Why not allow the first, second, third rounds play back to back days!
So disappointing!!!
Had 2 days at Dubai Duty free tennis championships. The mens semi finals and lucky enough to be at the mend final as well.
Venue was great with staff being very helpful. Seating gave a great view of the court and of course all the action. Food and drinks surrounding the stadium offer a wide range to suit everyone. I did really enjoy my experience at The Irish Village. Will certainly buy tickets the next time I visit Dubai at this time.
Good experience
Very nice place to enjoy tennis with my family. Food, game, players near to you… we will come back next time !!!!
(For the food , if you see the queue, don’t be afraid, it goes quickly!!!)
We visited for the Friday night session at the Royal Albert Hall. We saw three matches of two sets (two singles and one doubles) - some familiar faces including Greg Rusedski for the Brits.
Royal Albert Hall is a really unique atmosphere for an event like this. On the ticket booking system, a lot of the seats were marked as restricted viewing, but actually most seats looked like a really good clear view. We sat in the West Choir, which had excellent views of the game. Only minor disadvantage was not a good view of the big-screen TV, but it wasn't really needed.
Ground floor seats nice and close, but watch out for the netting to protect fans - first level is probably the best.
It's a great event for tennis fans or just for a night out even if you don't follow tennis. It has a very easy going and fun atmosphere compared to the more serious tournaments - at one point Malisse returned Stepanek's shot with a header, which then resulted in a game of foot volleys to win the point.
I heard it may not be coming back to the Royal Albert Hall next year, but will wait and see as would like to go again.
Our second visit to Indian Wells for the BNP Paribas Open. We are both big tennis fans and so it's great to have the "fifth major" on our side of the states. The overall facilities at Indian Wells are impressive and allowed for a great week of live tennis...which is why we came!
COVID rules did seem to cause more confusion than since our previous visit, which just seemed to slow everything down with bigger queues, longer waits, helpers unsure of information - and so removed one star. I hope next year things will be back to normal and will be a 5-star event again!!
Will definitely be back 😍🎾
Foro Italico is a really unique venue as you walk around with all the giant athlete statues surrounding the facilities!
We went in 2019 and the event was busy...as expected... but queues moved fast so no problems there. Food and drink reasonably priced and enough choice.
We enjoyed the atmosphere and although we only had ground tickets, we had a great time watching the matches out in the sunshine. Would love to go again and would be a dream to get center court tickets.
I have attended the ATP at the O2 three times in the past and both times loved it!
I went to the evening sessions - once in the very top of upper seats, once in the lower bowl seats near the court, and once was lucky enough to be invited to a suite with work. The upper seats are ok but at the very back in Upper Bowl 3, the court does feel a little far away - I think Upper Bowl 1 & 2 would be preferable. I really loved the Lower Bowl, more so than the suite as you feel right in the action.
It's a good, lively and fun atmosphere at the event - it's intentionally less formal than some of the majors which makes a good contrast. The format is also good, that you can go along for a few hours and see some great games without having commit to a full day.
Access to the O2 is incredibly easy - we took the Jubilee line and it was a little busy but no problems. I usually grab a quick bite to eat afterwards in one of the O2 restaurants before heading home and the train was like normal - you wouldn't know a big event had been on.
I would recommend this event to anyone, whether a big tennis fan or not, I've brought along friends and family who don't watch it normally and they always enjoyed it. The top tickets are pricey but you can normally pick up a reasonable price for earlier days and higher seats.
Spent a day at the French Open for 2019. The tennis was good but was a shame it rained and quite literally dampened the atmosphere and delayed some of the games. I heard in 2020 they will have a new stadium roof to prevent rain delays which is good, but they also need more coverings for people not seated in the main stadium for poor weather. I know they can't control the weather and it's an outdoor event and think in dry conditions would have made it a 5* event.