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The US Open surpassed the one million mark for fan attendance for the first time as the tennis tournament concluded in New York yesterday (Sunday).
A total of 1,048,669 fans attended the tournament over its full three weeks, which marked an 8% increase on the 2023 edition. Attendance for the two-week main draw also reached a new high of 832,640.
The main draw was preceded by a Fan Week, which welcomed more than 219,000 spectators on its own. This represented a 37% increase from 2023.
Over the weekend, spectators attending the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center were able to sample the US Open’s inaugural Fan Fest. Fans with a ground pass could enjoy exclusive access to enhanced ground activities, as well as access to a Finals Fan viewing party with on-court seating inside Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Last year’s three-week US Open attendance was 957,387.
Elsewhere in the US, the National Women’s Soccer League has surpassed the 1.5 million mark for regular-season attendance, setting a first for the competition.
The latest milestone comes after the league exceeded one million fans for the third consecutive year back in June, just 13 weeks into the season.
Last weekend, the NWSL surpassed its previous attendance record of 1,424,208, and yesterday’s match between the Chicago Red Stars and Orlando Pride saw the league break the 1.5 million barrier.
The NWSL has a current average attendance of nearly 11,500 and is on track to reach the two million mark before the end of the season. The league is entering the final seven weeks of the regular season ahead of the playoffs, which begin on November 8.
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