Attendance record set at 2022 US Open
September 14, 2022
An attendance record was set at the 2022 United States Open. According to the Associated Press, a total of 776, 120 fans attended the two-week event, which broke the record previously set in 2019 when 737, 872 attended.
For the first time ever, every match at the prestigious Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York was sold out. The stadium has a capacity of 23,859. There was significant interest and attention during the first week of there tournament when American Serena Williams played the final three matches of her career. On September 2. Williams was beaten by Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia 7-5, 6-7, 6-1Â in a match that received significant attention on a global scale.
Normally matches at Arthur Ashe Stadium do not generate a significant amount of interest during the first week of the final grand slam of the tennis calendar. That was not the case in 2022 as there was a significant amount of interest in Williams.
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Arthur Ashe was a three-time grand slam champion. He beat Tom Okker of the Netherlands 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final of the 1968 United States Open. Ashe then beat Dick Crealy of Sydney 6-4, 9-7, 6-2 in the final of the 1970 Australian Open, and then beat American Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
In other tennis news, Australia has got off to a strong start at the 2022 Davis Cup Finals. On Tuesday, Australia won all three of its matches against Belgium. Jason Kubler of Brisbane beat Zizou Bergs 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, Alex De Minaur of Sydney beat David Goffin 6-2, 6-2, and Matthew Ebden of Perth and Max Purcell of Sydney beat Sander Gille and Jordan Vliegen 6-1, 6-3.
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