Demand for tickets to witness tennis nice Serena Williams in motion on the US Open spiked within the 24 hours following her announcement that she would retire after the hardcourt main in New York.
“We typically see demand spike on StubHub when a player announces their retirement, and this is especially the case when it’s Serena Williams, arguably one of the greatest players to set foot on the tennis court,” StubHub spokesman Adam Budelli stated.
“Over the last 24 hours, we’ve seen eight times more sales on StubHub for the U.S. Open than the daily average, but the great news for fans is that the average price paid for a ticket has stayed steady, signaling that there is plenty of inventory for people who want to watch this historic moment in sports in-person.”
Six of Williams’ 23 grand slam titles have come on the US Open and he or she reached the ultimate at Flushing Meadows as lately as 2019.
Serena, 40, and sister Venus took the tennis world by storm after they emerged from the courts of crime-ridden Compton, California as youngsters and went on to dominate and alter the face of the predominantly white sport.
Williams gained her final main in 2017 on the Australian Open whereas pregnant together with her daughter, Olympia.
“I have never liked the word retirement,” Williams, who has performed solely two matches this yr, wrote in a Vogue article launched on Tuesday.
“Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”
Williams’ retirement is bound to be a significant storyline when the US Open begins later this month.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk