The US Open set a Labor Day attendance record, drawing 201,787 fans, according to Sports Business Journal. The first week of the US Open drew 502,385 spectators - the first time the tournament’s first seven days eclipsed the half-million mark in attendance. The high prices haven’t deterred fans from flocking to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows to take in the action. “You can get tickets for as low as $30 to the US Open. “That being said, when we set our prices we set them at levels to provide access for everybody,” Widmaier said. The skyrocketing prices “show how desirable attending the US Open has become.” American star Coco Gauff will compete in the women’s singles semifinal at the US Open on Thursday evening. Widmaier said that the prices of tickets on the secondary market are “dictated by supply and demand and by market forces.” “The US Open is a cultural phenomenon and demand is at an all time high,” Chris Widmaier, a spokesperson for the United States Tennis Association, which oversees the US Open, told The Post. Alcaraz, the sensational Spaniard, will face Russian powerhouse Daniil Medvedev while Shelton squares off against Serbian legend Novak Djokovic, who is aiming to win his 24th Grand Slam singles title - the most of any male. The men’s semis, slated for Friday, have tickets available beginning at about $250. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Postįans can still score seats through Ticketmaster at a more reasonable price for tonight’s women’s semifinals - which will feature Gauff taking on Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in the first match at 7 p.m., followed by Keys against world No. American tennis star Ben Shelton is playing in the semi-finals. A courtside seat at Arthur Ashe Stadium is going on the secondary market for $20,000, according to a report. “It’s rare that the price of an event or concessions jumps out because we don’t have the same sticker shock living in New York, but this year it really did.”Ī freshly made cup of coffee from Lavazza can cost between $8.25 and $9.50 depending on the size.Ī single-scoop cup of ice cream from popular brand Van Leeuwen will set one back $9.50 while a double scoop goes for $11.50 - with the option of adding a waffle cone for an extra $2.Ī steak sandwich goes for $26, a chicken sandwich is priced at $19.50, and a milkshake will set you back $12. “This year, the prices felt that much more audacious,” Viscardi told Bloomberg News. Tennis fans have shelled out top dollar to see stars like Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open in Flushing Meadows. He told Bloomberg News that he paid almost $300 for a ticket in the same part of the stadium that 12 years ago cost him $79. Marc Viscardi, a transplanted Arizonan who has lived in New York since 2010, has made it a point to attend every US Open tournament since moving East. Last year, the final US Open match ever played by women’s tennis legend Serena Williams fetched as much as $48,000. Tickets for the Grand Slam tournament have been selling for a pretty penny on the secondary market - with courtside seats asking as much as $20,000 per person while a spot in the nosebleed section will set one back more than $700, according to Bloomberg News.Įven the price of lower-tier grounds pass, which includes general admission to matches between lower-ranked players but does not include access to the Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the higher-ranked players compete, frequently surpassed $200 on Stubhub. The US Open has featured dazzling performances from Coco Gauff, Madison Keys, Carlos Alcaraz, and Ben Shelton, but mainly deep-pocketed tennis fans could afford to watch the action in Flushing. Tennis mom outraged at release of Aryna Sabalenka flip-out footage Today’s Iconic Moment in NY Sports: John McEnroe wins third straight US Open Novak Djokovic’s sweet US Open victory a fine rebuke to vax hysterics Tennis star’s father still fuming over Novak Djokovic’s US Open celebration
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