We’re two weeks away from the 2015 U.S. Open, and as New York prepares to welcome the tennis world’s greatest athletes, it’s time to start talking numbers.
Here are the five things you must know about the 2015 U.S. Open:
1. $33,017,800:
Total
singles (men and women) prize money to be awarded this year.
2. $1,478,000: Estimated player per diem.
3. $7,700,000: Amount of money American Express spent on measured media during 2014’s tournament.
4. $0: Grounds admission on September 10th, 2015.
5. 1,100: Hours of live match coverage to be shown on ESPN3, hosted on USOpen.org.
