“The way the people clap at Wimbledon, it’s consistent throughout,” he said. “I’d say if it’s a first set or a final set, it just gets slightly louder. Whereas the U.S. Open I find that there, it’s cool to be at the U.S. Open, cool to watch the U.S. Open, but they’re waiting for something to happen. They won’t start clapping just right off the bat. So you feel there is a little pressure here and there. And then night is electric and really has the potential to go wild. Whereas the day session can go too, but there you need the swings of momentum, the five-set thriller, for the fans to get into it.”

Tomas Berdych, who reached his lone Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in 2010, said he preferred the hushed quiet of that tournament’s Centre Court to the constant hum of Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows.

“Honestly, myself, I prefer the British crowds, London crowds,” he said. “I think it’s very special for tennis. When you stand on the baseline and start to bounce the ball, probably everybody can hear that. And then when you finish the rally, all the people are into it — probably that’s the best feeling in tennis. I’m not saying it’s bad in New York, definitely not. It’s very unique, very special atmosphere, because to play on the stadium where it could be over 20,000 people, it’s not really a daily experience. But they are a bit more loud.”

Berdych, who is No. 5, added that if crowd noise were encouraged between points, players would need more time than the current limit of 20 seconds to let it subside. Time limits between points have been enforced more strictly in recent years to improve pace of play.

“If somebody wants to have more entertainment in our sport, then you cannot have this 20 seconds,” he said. “It’s really impossible to be loud during play, because this is a sport which really needs to be quiet. I would compare it to golf, and I would say it’s even tougher.”