US Open ticket sales reach 'unprecedented' sales as Serena Williams retires announced

shook the sports world on Tuesday when she announced in a Vogue essay that she would be retiring from tennis after this year's in New York.

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"I don't know if I'll be ready to win New York," Williams wrote. "But I will try."

The US Open, which begins on August 29 and ends in the final on September 11, is a highly coveted tennis tournament for players and fans alike, which is still the fourth (and final) tournament in the Grand Slam each year, after Wimbledon which takes place earlier in the summer.

As expected, since this is the last tournament spectators will be able to see Williams take to the court, ticket prices skyrocketed upon the announcement of his retirement.

"Since people heard the news, as of 3 p.m. [Tuesday], we have sold 13,000 Open tickets, including about 4,500 for opening night," said Chris Widmaier, door-to-door manager. word of the United States Tennis Association the New York Post in what it calls "unprecedented" sales volume.

Widmaier also revealed that the cheapest opening night tickets for the 29th (seats are all on the upper deck of Arthur Ashe Stadium) are usually around $35, but some Ticketmaster fans are trying to resell them for the incredible sum of $7,000.< /p>

Contractor has contacted the USTA for more information.

Still, it is uncertain whether Williams will even play on opening night as player schedules are not determined until a draw on August 25.

Williams has won the US Open six times and has a total of 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

"I don't particularly like thinking about my heritage," she told Vogue. "I get asked a lot of questions about it, and I never quite know what to say. But I like to think that with the opportunities I have, female athletes feel they can be themselves on the ground."

As of Wednesday morning, the cheapest ticket for the first round of men's/women's singles on August 29 at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where Williams is expected to start the tournament, was $120.

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