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At the evening affair at Pier 59 Studios, the centerpiece was a Moët & Chandon golden cage designed by Olivier Massart of La Mode en Image. Built in solid gold metal to symbolize a tennis court— Moët & Chandon is the official champagne of the U.S. Open, and the event took place on the tournament's first night—the structure housed a black box Moët coffret. About an hour after the event began, triumphant music accompanied the cage lifting to unveil the structure inside. Desserts prepared by French caterer Potel & Chabot were unveiled from beneath the coffret in a plume of smoke.