美網42年來首度更換硬地材質 - 網球 Tennis

US Open changing hard-court brand for 1st time since 1970s
美網42年來首度更換硬地材質

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open tennis tournament is changing the brand of its
court surfaces for the first time in more than 40 years.

The U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday it has a five-year agreement for
the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to use Laykold hard courts made
by Advanced Polymer Technology.
美國網球協會週一(03/23)宣布簽署５年合約，將 Billie Jean King 國家網球中心硬地
球場材質更換為 Laykold 。

They replace DecoTurf, the hard-court surface played on at the U.S. Open
since 1978.
此前美網使用的場地材質為 DecoTurf，自 1978 年啟用。

Laykold courts have been used at the Miami Open and New York Open and for Fed
Cup matches in the United States.
Laykold 球場目前運用在邁阿密站、紐約站及美國聯邦盃賽事中。
（Laykold 官網表示辛辛那堤站也預定自今年啟用）

The tennis calendar has been in a near-constant state of flux because of the
coronavirus pandemic, but the U.S. Open is still scheduled to start main-draw
action at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 31.
目前美網仍排定自 08/31 起開打。

https://apnews.com/ec2ac8a15181b647e9ca6f07ce576d24

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