Upper deck attendee reports actual physical symptoms rather than the purely metaphorical inconvenience the term usually implies
FLUSHING A US Open ticket holder seated in the upper deck’s highest available section reports experiencing what he describes as “genuine, actual physical symptoms” from the altitude, a complaint that has prompted renewed jokes about the section’s colloquial “nosebleed seats” nickname suddenly feeling considerably less metaphorical than intended.
What He Actually Experienced
Ticket holder Nathan Pruitt reports mild dizziness and, he insists, “genuinely” a brief nosebleed during the third set, a symptom he attributes partly to the section’s steep incline and partly to the stadium’s considerable heat, though medical staff on site declined to formally confirm any altitude-related connection.
The View From Up There, According to Pruitt
“You can technically see the match,” he said, “in the sense that two small figures are moving around down there somewhere. I mostly just watched the giant screen like everyone else up here, which felt like a genuinely expensive way to watch television.”
How Much He Actually Paid
Pruitt declined to specify the exact figure but confirmed it was “not nothing,” a price he now feels considerably less good about given both the view quality and the unplanned medical incident.
What Nearby Fans Said About the Experience
Several fellow upper-deck attendees confirmed similar, if less dramatic, discomfort, with one describing the section as “technically inside the venue, spiritually somewhere else entirely.”
Whether He’ll Upgrade Next Year
Pruitt says he’s already researching lower-deck pricing for next year’s tournament, calling this year’s experience “a genuinely educational, if literally bloody, lesson in ticket tier value.”
Where This Leaves Future Nosebleed Section Attendees
Tournament organizers maintain the section offers “a complete US Open experience,” a characterization Pruitt found generous given his own specific, considerably more literal interpretation of the section’s nickname. Further New York City coverage continues at bohiney.com.
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