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US Open breaks attendance record, edging `08

The US Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators.

New York: The US Open tennis tournament has set an attendance record with 721,059 spectators.
That`s slightly above the previous mark of 720,227 set last year.The tournament also set a Week 1 attendance record of 423,427, including a single-day high of 61,554 for the combined day and night sessions on the first Friday. The US Open ended on a Monday instead of a Sunday each of the past two years because of rain. Bureau Report