After all, as an American, she must be somewhat used to it. And yet, she still outlined one issue that at times prohibits her play.<\/p>\n
Madison Keys rates the US Open atmosphere<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters, one wondered whether the noise from the crowd and the expectation they bring ever affected her play.<\/p>\n
Keys replied: \u201cI personally don\u2019t think I ever really struggle with it. You know if you\u2019re playing on Ashe it\u2019s going to be loud, especially a night match.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI think the only thing is sometimes you can\u2019t hear your box as they\u2019re trying to tell you things. You have to learn sign language pretty quickly, and sometimes you fail. That\u2019s probably the hardest thing that I have to deal with.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I will say you don\u2019t always get to hear the sound of the ball anymore, so I think that adds a little bit of a unique challenge. But I also think once you\u2019re out there you get pretty used it.\u201d<\/p>\n
She then briefly explained why it remains her favourite event regardless: \u201c I mean, being an American, obviously your home slam makes it a lot easier to be your favourite. But I just love the energy. I love playing on Ashe. It\u2019s very loud, and I know some people don\u2019t love that. But I just always think that it\u2019s definitely kind of, like, the loudest, rowdiest crowd that you can play in front of. I think it\u2019s really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keys concluded by revealing what it\u2019s really like to play in a stadium as huge and intimidating as Arthur Ashe, noting: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely very, very large. I think the first time I walked out, I\u2019d obviously have never played on a stage that big. And I think now, all these years later, I have gotten very comfortable out there. And to me, when they put the roof on, it feels cosier somehow, as large as it is.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut yeah, it\u2019s a stadium like no other. I think walking out there, especially I have had some really big matches, like Labor Day weekend playing Serena, there was not an empty seat. It\u2019s like no other place, and you don\u2019t ever get to play in front of that many people.\u201d<\/p>\n