NEW YORK—The 2022 US Open was the 142nd edition of the annual tennis tournament. Following nearly three weeks and hundreds of matches, Iga Swiatek from Poland—the No. 1 women’s seed—went home a US Open champion; and 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz took home his first Grand Slam singles title, walking away with $2.6 million in prize money and the No. 1 ranking in the world (he was previously No. 3).
Meanwhile, off the courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, event profs were celebrating the US Open with kickoff parties, hands-on activities for kids, on-site activations and lounges, and more.On Aug. 23, Tennis Channel, alongside The Vampire Diaries stars Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, celebrated the start of the US Open by hosting an exclusive cocktail party at Hole in the Wall, located in NYC’s Murray Hill neighborhood.Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock for Tennis Channel
Some highlights? American Express, which has been a partner of the tennis tournament since 1994, debuted a few of its US Open fan experiences during Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, which welcomed more than 30,0000 children and their families to participate in tennis games and challenges. The annual event is a staple of the US Open Fan Week—which took place Aug. 23-28 this year—where the tennis center’s grounds are open and free to the public, designed to generate hype for the tournament ahead.
And IHG Hotels & Resorts returned for its fourth year of partnership with the USTA with a slew of tennis-centered to-dos. Aside from a suite specially curated with former US Open champion and world No. 1 player Andy Roddick (it boasted a tennis ball bed and racquet-lined wall decor), IHG also hosted a kickoff event and on-site fan experiences.
Fashion brand Rothy’s also joined forces with evian to take over cult magazine Racquet’s pop-up “Racquet House” in Rockefeller Center for a launch party to celebrate Rothy’s limited-edition, tennis-inspired capsule collection.
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The credit card company tapped Momentum Worldwide to conceptualize and execute the fan experiences during Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, as well as all AmEx's other on-site experiences throughout the US Open.







Huber noted that a highlight of the evening was when American tennis stars Andy Roddick and Amanda Anisimova went head to head in a live table tennis match, which was also livestreamed thanks to Sound Investment.

To accompany, food stations and passed bites nodded to NYC street food.





Here, guests were also “able to sign up for IHG One Rewards to receive bonus points” toward their membership, she said, while “existing members were thanked with a Game. Set. Match. cocktail at the Kimpton Lemon Bar.”


The space itself was photo worthy for its pink court–a nod to evian’s brand color.







