There is a whole tunnel system under the tennis grounds which links up buildings and show courts to the main stadium center court. It's actually like a mini-city down there. There are so many tunnels that you need a map to understand the routes, or at least a week of traveling time to familarize yourself with the many routes. The fact that players and other accreditated pass holders can move easily underground avoiding the crowds makes me appreciate even more the fact that most of the players make an effort to walk above ground. A player could easily take the tunnel route to and from the show courts to avoid fans and autograph seekers, but usually they opt to walk above ground amongst the crowds.
Slams are exciting because the fans are always so exposed to players and coaches.
You can walk from court to court and in one place see Sampras playing a match, over there Agassi is practicising, and over there Kournikova is playing doubles, and then Hewitt walks right by you. It is a smorgasborg of male and female players, coaches and tennis celebrities, and this I feel truly can ignite a junior players dreams of making it as a professional player one day. If you watch carefully and attend enough matches you can literally see a player become stronger, match tough and peak for the final week of competition. You can also subsequently see a player slowly breakdown both physically and mentally from the challenge of playing a two-week event. Regarding the tennis matches, it is with excitement, awe, and appreciation that one can witness these modern day brave soles.