New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- If the switch from clay to grass during the summer is the starkest change in tennis conditions, the transformation then from Wimbledon's manicured courts and genteel surroundings around the stadium to the US Open madhouse can be truly jarring.

Wimbledon hums with tradition, while the US Open drips with irreverence. All-white tennis outfits give way to in-trend colours and silhouettes. Strawberries and cream are replaced with the famous New York hot dogs. While Wimbledon's show courts are famous for their pin-drop silence and strict adherence to tennis etiquette, US Open crowds are known to bring boom boxes to the stands.

The final Grand Slam of the season strips tennis of all its elite, private-club pretensions and...