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miami open<br />
Tennis Everyone?<br />
By tom craig | Photos by tom craig<br />
After thirty years on Key Biscayne the Miami Open had outgrown its scenic<br />
home. In 2017, the Miami Open signed an agreement with Miami-Dade<br />
County to move the annual tournament from the tennis complex in Key<br />
Biscayne to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens starting in <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
80 | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com<br />
Over $500 million dollars were spent in additions and renovations<br />
to transform the Hard Rock Stadium and accommodate<br />
the event. Along with a14,000-seat stadium within a<br />
stadium, the new tennis portion of the grounds features 29 permanent<br />
tournament and practice courts.The Hard Rock Stadium venue<br />
offered tennis fans a comfortable spectator oasis showcasing the<br />
culture, food, art and entertainment of South Florida, highlighted<br />
by the largest video board in tennis to catch all the action.<br />
Throughout its history, this tournament has attracted many of<br />
the top men and women tennis players, and this year was no exceptionwith<br />
names like Federer, Djokovic, Williams, Osaka and more.<br />
The total prizemoney of $3,645,000.puts this tournament in the top<br />
three of non-Grand Slam events on the tour.<br />
The event set numerous attendance records for the history of the<br />
tournament with an overall record attendance of 388,734 spectators.<br />
The spaciousness of the new facilities - even with setting records<br />
on 15 of its 24 sessions - it never felt overcrowded. The new<br />
facility and the ease of access to the stadium makes the future of the<br />
Miami Open in its new home lookvery bright.
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