Each August, tennis fans — and those who just like to be where the action is — flock to central Queens, N.Y., for the U.S. Open. New to the scene or need a refresher? Here’s a guide to what’s happening at and around the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park this year.

Fan Week

The U.S. Open kicks off with Fan Week, a free lineup of events, open to the public, before the competitive main draw matches heat up the courts. A traditional Chinese Lion Dance, performed by the Chinatown Young Lions Dance Group, will open the week on Monday morning, and the dancing continues later that night with the first U.S. Open Silent Disco.

Fan Week will feature the open mixed doubles championship, player practice sessions, the qualifying tournament, happy hours and p

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