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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Benjamin Goddard

Serena Williams' US Open run sees ticket prices balloon to eye-watering level

Tennis fans are spending thousands of dollars to have one final glimpse of Serena Williams in US Open singles action before she retires.

While the 41-year-old remains vague over the exact date of her retirement from the sport she has said this US Open will be her last. The emotion from fans and Williams during her first two matches has translated in ticket prices booming with celebrities including Tiger Woods attending Flushing Meadows to watch her beat second seed Anett Kontaveit in the second round.

The 23-time Grand Slam tournament champion meets Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in her third-round match in the early hours of Saturday and tickets have a maximum price of $11,026 (£9,552).

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