When Serena Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Opening Night of the 2022 US Open, a record 29,402 fans showed up to watch her play. That's the largest attendance ever recorded for an evening session at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
That number, combined with the Opening Day-session record of 41,930 fans set the second-highest single-day attendance mark in US Open history: a total of 71,332 people.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No. 1, won her opener against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-3, 6-3. She will face the current world No. 2, Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in Round 2 on Wednesday.
