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Rain-plagued US Open getting a roof

By Agence France-Presse in New York | China Daily | Updated: 2013-08-17 08:32

Flushing Meadows overhaul to be completed by 2018 event

The US Tennis Association rolled out ambitious plans on Thursday for a weather-beating retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main court of the 22,500-seat US Open Grand Slam.

It also laid out its intention to erect two new stadiums as part of a three-phase building project to be completed in time for the 2018 edition of the premier US tennis event.

Rain-plagued US Open getting a roof

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