The U.S. Open’s fan week, which launched in 2017 and took a brief Covid-related hiatus, made a glorious post-pandemic return in 2022, allowing anyone to come to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for free to watch the qualifying tournament and the biggest names in the sport practice before the Open officially begins. In addition to the qualifying tournament and practices—where you will, as Blake says, see some unbelievable tennis—fan week has plenty more to offer to make the trip to Queens worthwhile. “It’s nice to see the energy around the tennis build up,” three-time U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters told Town & Country in 2022 of the mood on the grounds during fan week.