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Louis Armstrong Arena not wonderful anymore for US Open's world

Updated on: 08 September,2016 08:06 AM IST  | 
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Louis Armstrong's moving 'What a Wonderful World' serenaded fans on Tuesday as the US Open bid farewell to the stadium named after the legendary jazz trumpeter before it confronts the wrecking ball next week

Louis Armstrong Arena not wonderful anymore for US Open's world

A general view of an US Open match played at the Armstrong Stadium in New York last year. Pic/AFP
A general view of an US Open match played at the Armstrong Stadium in New York last year. Pic/AFP


New York: Louis Armstrong's moving 'What a Wonderful World' serenaded fans on Tuesday as the US Open bid farewell to the stadium named after the legendary jazz trumpeter before it confronts the wrecking ball next week.


Once the tournament ends on Sunday, the arena at Flushing Meadows will be torn down after 39 years.


It will be replaced by a 15,000 seater court in 2018 with a retractable roof as part of a $650m reboot. As a reminder of the importance of marching in-step with progress, it rained on Tuesday.

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