[新聞] 美網42年來首度更換硬地材質

US Open changing hard-court brand for 1st time since 1970s 美網42年來首度更換硬地材質 NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open tennis tournament is changing the brand of its court surfaces for the first time in more than 40 years. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday it has a five-year agreement for the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to use Laykold hard courts made by Advanced Polymer Technology. 美國網球協會週一(03/23)宣布簽署５年合約，將 Billie Jean King 國家網球中心硬地 球場材質更換為 Laykold 。 They replace DecoTurf, the hard-court surface played on at the U.S. Open since 1978. 此前美網使用的場地材質為 DecoTurf，自 1978 年啟用。 Laykold courts have been used at the Miami Open and New York Open and for Fed Cup matches in the United States. Laykold 球場目前運用在邁阿密站、紐約站及美國聯邦盃賽事中。 （Laykold 官網表示辛辛那堤站也預定自今年啟用） The tennis calendar has been in a near-constant state of flux because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the U.S. Open is still scheduled to start main-draw action at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 31. 目前美網仍排定自 08/31 起開打。 https://apnews.com/ec2ac8a15181b647e9ca6f07ce576d24 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 220.142.41.154 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Tennis/M.1585071224.A.A75.html