Seeded stars enjoy the suite life at the US Open

The US Open looks extremely different this year, but it's not all bad. All of the seeded singles players are living it up in luxury by taking over the suites that line two floors of Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Usually, the suites are packed full of sponsor guests and courtside ticket holders, but this year, they've been turned into private spaces where seeds can eat, relax, stretch and even nap. Some players, like No. 22 seed Amanda Anisimova had never even stepped foot in a suite before, and now they basically live in them.

"There's no other place that I want to be other than my suite when I'm at the site," she said. "I'm just constantly there unless I have to shower in the locker room, but if not then I'm just taking a nap in my suite, don't bother me."

Madison Keys echoed her compatriot's sentiments.

"To have it is a massive privilege," the No. 7 seed said. "I know not everyone has that. Having a place that I can just go and there's no one else and I can just sit there by myself is really nice. I spend most of my time on-site there. I eat all my meals in there. I do a lot of my warmup in there. I stretch in there. I pretty much live in my suite."

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In normal US Open times the suites are stocked beers, Honey Deuce cocktails, lobster rolls, sandwiches and finger foods for a constant flow of guests. Now they're packed with water, hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes and masks.

"Then obviously we can order food from there," No. 26 seed Sloane Stephens said. "We just have our little QR code. You press what you want, it comes in like five minutes. You can order whatever you want."

The views are spectacular as players are able to chat with their suitemates across the balconies and see whoever is practicing or competing in Ashe. With no fans allowed in the stadium, it's easy to spot who's watching who.

"I love that I can kind of peek out and see what's going on on Arthur Ashe," Keys said.

On Tuesday, Felix Auger-Aliassime was watching Andy Murray outlast Yoshihito Nishioka. He had yet to beat Thiago Monteiro, but would go on to set up a second-round clash with Murray.

"I was in my suite waiting for my match, I just ate a little bit," the No. 15 seed said. "It was pretty natural to watch the match. It happened that it was my next opponent."

The only slight bummer is that the walls and couches must remain exactly as they found it.

"We can't decorate the suite," Stephens said. "That would have been cool. Other than that, everything in there that you need."