Nadal Helps US Open Set New Attendance Record

  • Posted: Sep 10, 2019

Nadal Helps US Open Set New Attendance Record

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Spaniard one major title shy of matching Federer with 20

Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev’s instant classic US Open final helped the season’s fourth major set a new attendance mark this year. A record 737,872 fans strolled through the gates in New York, about 5,000 more than last year, to break the prior record of 732,663.

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In total, during the past three weeks, 853,227 people attended the tournament, including the US Open Fan Week, which includes qualifying matches.

Nadal beat Medvedev in the five-set final that lasted four hours, 49 minutes to win his 19th major title and second of the season.

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