Ticket prices for Shelton-Zverev US Open final down 27%
The chance to witness tennis history has yet to restoke ticket prices for Sunday’s men’s final at the US Open in New York. Ben Shelton is the first Black American male singles player to reach the championship match since Arthur Ashe in 1972. He will take on No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev at the stadium named after Ashe as Shelton attempts to become the first American man to win a Grand Slam singles…
Ticket prices for the US Open men's final between Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev have decreased by 27%, according to the latest report. Ben Shelton, the first Black American male singles player to reach the championship match since Arthur Ashe in 1972, will battle the world's top-ranked player in the stadium named after Ashe. The original ticket price of $388 has dropped over the last three days, but remains high at $388 for the Sunday match.
The price remained relatively stable in the 24 hours after Shelton's semifinal win over Frances Tiafoe. In fact, it even climbed back up to $400 before dipping to $361 on Saturday afternoon. The average ticket price for the first 15 days of the tournament was $246, which is a drop from $313 at the same point last year. Meanwhile, the women's final between Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka saw a 20% price drop to $314.
Shelton, a 23-year-old player, is competing in his first Grand Slam final and will be hoping to end the U.S. men's major drought. He is 0-5 in his career against Zverev, who recently claimed his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Both players have met five times previously, all within a 16-month period, none in a Grand Slam event.
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