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From Hotels to the Honey Deuce, This US Open Will Cost You More

Inflation takes a bite out of attending the marquee tennis tournament.

Honey Deuce cocktails at the 2019 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.Photographer: Monica Schipper/Getty Images

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By Molly Smith and Martine Paris

August 25, 2022 at 2:00 PM UTC

New York City and tennis are already synonymous with expensive. Next week’s US Open championships will take it to a whole new level.

Spectators should brace themselves to pay at least 10% more on food at the Grand Slam event compared with last year. Serena Williams’s retirement news has caused some ticket prices to double, and anyone coming in from out of town has likely shelled out a small fortune on hotels and airfare.