Two weeks ago, Serena Williams announced her retirement from tennis after the 2022 US Open, causing tickets to the final Grand Slam of the year to sell out even faster than expected. At the same time, the announcement of the legend of world tennis led to the fact that the ticket on the black market was more and more expensive.
23-time Grand Slam winner Serena announced in early August that she would retire “sometime” after the 2022 US Open.
A ticket for the 2022 US Open on the black market cost $7,000
According to welovetennis.fr, a ticket to the opening of the US Open on August 29 at the Arthur Ashe Arena in the worst seats cost $7,000 on the black market.
Initially, tickets for these places cost $35.
Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis arena in the world (23,000 seats).
The draw for the US Open will take place on Thursday, August 25.
From August 29 to September 11, New York will host the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. The champions of the title are Daniil Medvedev and Emma Reducanu.
Source: Hot News RO
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