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
First Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 09:41