There wasn’t a lot to complain about at this year’s U.S. Open. There was little rain, and thus little whining about how Ashe Stadium has no roof overhead or tarps on its surface. There was no difficult one-day turnaround between the semifinals and finals, as there had been for more than 30 years. There were no scheduling snafus, no rash of injuries, no blatant tank jobs, no Jason Biggs exhibition, and none of the usual uproar over shrieking, equal pay, or slow courts. Even the much-hated Monday night men’s final was planned ahead of time this year. The big infrastructure project—new bleachers, and bathrooms, around the practice courts and side courts 4, 6, and 6—met with positive reviews. And that Ashe roof? It's first pillars were driven into the ground before the tournament began.
Still, no event runs so well that it can’t generate a little constructive criticism from the media. Here are four things the Open should change: