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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
US Open 2023: All Celebrity Sightings in Stands
jezebel.com: It’s time we recognize these celeb-packed seating charts for what they are: works of art. According to a 2016 ESPN article, a handful of different things contributed to their creation
2 comments:
Luna
said...
I was very surprised by this article and I thought that it was pretty funny to read. I enjoyed the author’s style, making it very conversational and engaging. I used to go to the US Open with my dad as a kid. I am not a hardcore fan of tennis, but I really do enjoy watching the matches and of course, seeing on social media which celebrities are in the stands. I think we normally get pretty funny memes such as the one of Tom Holland’s father Dom getting super excited about sitting behind Emma Watson. This year, seeing Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner in the stands together was absolutely heartbreaking and quite honestly, very upsetting. However, it was intriguing to learn celebrities are recruited by agents or have to request to be recruited by agents. It seems that celebrities are used almost as advertising to get more viewers as well as more engagement because who sits next to who is always a large topic on social media. I wonder if the US Open would be less popular without these meticulously placed celebrities and if the same thing happens for other sports events.
Unlike the writer of this article, I do not follow celebrity movements. I see and hear what is going on in the world of celebrity when it is shoved in my face. I also didn’t have to google the answer to who won the 2023 U.S open. When I first clicked on this article I couldn’t help but eye-roll. One of the 4 major finals of the year and all they can focus on are which celebrities are sitting next to each other? In fairness, they were celebrities I had heard of. An article only focussing on who was there rather than what had happened is expected from Jezebel.com (I mean if you wanted a set by set break down of the match ESPN would be the place to look). The article makes the U.S open final sound less like a tennis final and more like the Met Gala or the Academy Awards. As I read further, it dawned on me that celebrity attendance could attract attention to tennis and, in turn, help the sport to grow. Then again, I imagine the next time this writer watches tennis will be next years U.S open final.
2 comments:
I was very surprised by this article and I thought that it was pretty funny to read. I enjoyed the author’s style, making it very conversational and engaging. I used to go to the US Open with my dad as a kid. I am not a hardcore fan of tennis, but I really do enjoy watching the matches and of course, seeing on social media which celebrities are in the stands. I think we normally get pretty funny memes such as the one of Tom Holland’s father Dom getting super excited about sitting behind Emma Watson. This year, seeing Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner in the stands together was absolutely heartbreaking and quite honestly, very upsetting. However, it was intriguing to learn celebrities are recruited by agents or have to request to be recruited by agents. It seems that celebrities are used almost as advertising to get more viewers as well as more engagement because who sits next to who is always a large topic on social media. I wonder if the US Open would be less popular without these meticulously placed celebrities and if the same thing happens for other sports events.
Unlike the writer of this article, I do not follow celebrity movements. I see and hear what is going on in the world of celebrity when it is shoved in my face. I also didn’t have to google the answer to who won the 2023 U.S open. When I first clicked on this article I couldn’t help but eye-roll. One of the 4 major finals of the year and all they can focus on are which celebrities are sitting next to each other? In fairness, they were celebrities I had heard of. An article only focussing on who was there rather than what had happened is expected from Jezebel.com (I mean if you wanted a set by set break down of the match ESPN would be the place to look). The article makes the U.S open final sound less like a tennis final and more like the Met Gala or the Academy Awards. As I read further, it dawned on me that celebrity attendance could attract attention to tennis and, in turn, help the sport to grow. Then again, I imagine the next time this writer watches tennis will be next years U.S open final.
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