The Open Book: Celebrating 40 Years of America's Grand Slam
"Over the last 40 years, we have seen tennis grow from the quiet, staid traditions of the sport's famous past, to the energetic, star-driven, power sport of today. Looking back, tennis--at least tennis as we know it today--took a giant leap forward in 1968 with the introduction of the Open era." - Billie Jean King, from the foreword"I like any title with the letters `US' in front of it. To me, the US Open is the most important tournament in the world." - Jimmy Connors"New York has definitely grown on me the last few years. A Few years ago I started to really love this tournament. I realize actually what kind of a big-time event this is with 24,000 people in the stadium, the city. Just the difficulty to win here." - Roger Federer