{
  "id": 10780186,
  "title": "US Open Doesn’t Disclose Exact ‘Record’ Attendance Numbers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/us-open-doesnt-disclose-exact-record-attendance-numbers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:58:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sportico",
    "slug": "sportico",
    "url": "https://www.sportico.com/leagues/tennis/2026/us-open-2026-attendance-record-honey-deuce-1234946159/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A record 1.2 million fans attended the 2026 U.S. Open, according to a USTA press release on Tuesday. That total was driven by at least 300,000 who attended the largely free Fan Week during the seven days before the main draw. Interestingly, however, the USTA published ballpark estimates rather than exact numbers. In an email […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}