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Fans sure found a lot to love about this ticket deal.
A throng of some 300,000 people swarmed a website Wednesday to try to get heir hands on 1,000 cut-price tickets to the U.S. Open championship, which were placed on sale through a deal between tournament organizers and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The online lottery went live at 10 a.m., and in just three minutes drew a staggering 336,573-person-long waiting list of hopeful tennis match attendees looking to score the prized ducats for just $100, according to a screenshot obtained by the Post.
The huge queue drove desperate fans into a frenzy.
“267979 people in front of me in the us open ticket line MAMDANI DO SOMETHING” said one fan on X.
“Mamdani, I love you, but you need to stop advertising things so much. I have yet to win a lottery you’ve created. They get so bot-ted up,” another user complained.
Mamdani talked up the tennis deal with the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday — while also unveiling 10 newly resurfaced tennis courts at a Bronx recreation center.
“Just as we made it possible for New Yorkers to watch the beautiful game up close throughout the World Cup, we have also partnered with USTA to make 1,000 discounted tickets available for New Yorkers to do the same at the U.S. Open,” Hizzoner said ahead of the ribbon cutting at the new courts.
“Those tickets went on sale about 12 minutes ago, and they’re probably sold out,” he added.
The ticket deal is the first time the city has made a deal to give out lower cost ticket to the US Open. But its only the latest in an ongoing bread-and-circuses-like campaign by Mamdani, who in recent months sponsored $50 tickets for World Cup matches and $15 tickets for a match by the National Women’s Soccer League team, Gotham FC.
The tickets were only for NYC residents, and it wasn’t clear if the huge online crowd trying to get their hands on them was actually all from the city, as there was no ID requirement to just get in line.
Set your reminders now, New York!
Tomorrow, August 26, at 10 AM: We’re dropping 1,000 discounted tickets to the US Open in partnership with @USTA.
$100 each. First come, first serve. https://t.co/N7XiNpm0wS.
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The tickets will provide lucky winners with access to main draw matches – which kick off Aug. 30th and run through Sept. 8th. The coveted passes offer New Yorkers seats at at least one of the tournament’s signature stadiums – Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong – along with grounds passes and general admission to other courts.
The $100 tickets aren’t eligible for resale on ticketmaster — where seats for main draw matches are re-selling starting at over $250.
“We want as many people as possible to experience tennis and the US Open, and this additional Main Draw ticket access for New Yorkers only strengthens that commitment,” USTA CEO Craig Tiley said in a press release announcing the ticket launch.
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