From American football to tennis
The Miami Tennis Masters undergoes a great transformation every year to go from nothing to one of the best stadiums
He Masters 1000 de Miami It is one of the most important tournaments on the calendar ATP of professional tennis. In both its male and female variants, the WTA 1000 in Miami, the Miami Open It has a characteristic that differentiates the event from the rest of this sport. His stadium, Hard Rock Stadium, It is usually the venue for soccer or American football matches, and needs a spectacular transformation to adapt to the characteristics of a great tennis tournament.
He Hard Rock Stadium It was built in 1987, as a meeting place for fans of the Miami Dolphins from NFLan American football team that, together with the Miami Heat from NBAis the most prominent in the city belonging to the state of florida. This venue, which has hosted events such as the FIFA World Cup in 1994 or the SuperBowl, has been sponsored by Hard Rock.
Two years later, the Masters 1000 de Miamiwhich was traditionally held at the facilities of Crandon Parkin Key Biscayne, moved to Hard Rock Stadiumwhere, both in the stadium and in the surrounding area, an artificial tennis city is built every year that has caused a lot of talk, receiving both the praise deserved for the installation and numerous criticisms, both from tennis players and spectators, for details that They leave something to be desired compared to other tournaments Masters 1000 o WTA 1000 and also, of course with the mirror of the Grand Slam.
This is Hard Rock Stadium: tennis and American football stadium
The capacity of Hard Rock Stadiumwhere the Miami Open of tennis, it is 65,000 spectators, but in the central stadium a forced reduction is made that leaves the seats at less than half. The reason is the size of a tennis court, much smaller than that of a soccer or American football field. They could have chosen to place the court in the middle of the stadium, but then, the spectators who watch the matches of the stadium live Masters 1000 de Miamithey would do it from too far away, beyond the false stands.
Therefore, the organization of Miami Openas shown in a time-lapse with the entire transformation for the event, chooses to use one of the side stands of the Hard Rock Stadium to set up, just below, the tennis court. The other three original stands are rendered useless, being replaced by extra areas placed so that everything looks like a first-class stadium, maintaining effectiveness when it comes to following the matches live and in situ, with great visibility.
The assembly from nothing to a tennis city in Miami
However, beyond the assembly and change of the Hard Rock Stadium, the most spectacular thing is what happens around it. The organization of Miami Open published a video from a past edition in which you can see the entire transformation, from a Parking is huge to a true tennis city in a matter of days. In the tournament they play Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner or Daniil Medvedev, now has numerous outdoor courts, including a auxiliary stadiumfood and drink areas with all kinds of luxuriesas well as other activities.
At the end of Masters 1000 de Miami and the WTA 1000 of Miamithe transformation Hard Rock Stadium ends until the following year, dismantling courts, stands and, of course, the central stadium, which for two weeks hosts one of the best tournaments in the world, before once again becoming the venue for American football games, concerts and other events at the same time. fresh air.
2024-03-27 07:30:21
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