Serena Williams was upset Thursday night by Pliskova 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). A U.S. Open championship would have given Williams her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title, the most by any man or woman in the Open Era.
Her upset loss in the U.S. Open semifinals has driven the ticket resale market into a tailspin.
“Serena at this current moment is the premier name in women’s tennis,” TicketIQ spokesman Chris Matcovich said in an e-mail. “Once she is out, it isn’t much of a surprise that prices drop this severely.”
Demand is so low for Saturday’s women’s final that the showdown between Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber is now the fourth-cheapest ticket of the entire two-week event. The $44 get-in, or cheapest listing, trails only a trio of midweek passes earlier in the tournament, according to data from aggregator TicketIQ.
